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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 33-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?
(a) His face is covered with wrinkles.
(b) He has a deep sunburn.
(c) His beard has grown a foot longer.
(d) His clothing is strangely worn and tattered.

2. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?
(a) One bullies the other.
(b) They have violent arguments with each other.
(c) They each have a skill that helps the other.
(d) One is embarrassed by the other.

3. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?
(a) The Norse god, Odin.
(b) The Saxon god, Woden.
(c) The Celtic god, Alator.
(d) The Christian God.

4. On page 29, the narrator says that a person might have "descried" the smoke from the village. What does this mean a person might have done?
(a) Explained its details.
(b) Complained about it.
(c) Been puzzled by it.
(d) Seen it.

5. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?
(a) Their faces look blank and they seem rude.
(b) Their clothing is sloppy and dull.
(c) They are dressed like children even though they are old.
(d) Their voices are flat and they seem unhappy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?

2. How does Wolf react to the stranger on the mountainside?

3. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

4. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?

5. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?

(see the answer key)

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