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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. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
(a) The barn.
(b) The seashore.
(c) The woods.
(d) The river.

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

3. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?
(a) Rip's sister.
(b) Rip's mother.
(c) Rip's wife.
(d) Rip's daughter.

4. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?
(a) It jumps up and licks his face.
(b) It seems to not be able to see him.
(c) It quivers in fear.
(d) It snarls at him and then walks away.

5. When Rip starts up the mountainside and finds his joints stiff and notices that he is not feeling as athletic as usual, what does he think is the cause?
(a) He thinks that sleeping on the mountainside may have given him an attack of rheumatism.
(b) He thinks that he is under a spell.
(c) He thinks that he is getting old.
(d) He thinks that he must have walked much farther on the evening before than he first realized.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

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

3. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?

4. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?

5. When Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?

(see the answer key)

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