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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 28-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Personification.

2. Where is the village that Rip lives in?
(a) On the island of Manhattan.
(b) At the foot of the Appalachian Mountains.
(c) On the Atlantic coast.
(d) At the foot of the Catskill Mountains.

3. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?
(a) Nostalgic.
(b) Maudlin.
(c) Farcical.
(d) Ironic.

4. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?
(a) He overeats.
(b) He only likes two kinds of bread.
(c) He is easy to please.
(d) He is unaware of what he is eating.

5. On page 29, the setting sun causes something to light up and glow "like a crown of glory." This is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Alliteration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Rip have with the village children?

2. What is Rip's dog's name?

3. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

4. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?

5. How might Rip's house be described?

(see the answer key)

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