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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 page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "hot."
(b) Rhymes with "loft."
(c) Rhymes with "raft."
(d) Rhymes with "out."

2. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
(a) He cannot remember the night before.
(b) He feels unusually sore and tired.
(c) His gun and dog are missing.
(d) His wife is going to be very angry.

3. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Painting.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Bowling.

4. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He gets lost in the woods.
(c) They chase him away.
(d) He can suddenly hear them talking.

5. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?
(a) They are somewhat neglected.
(b) They are much more like their mother than like Rip.
(c) They refuse to speak to him.
(d) They are dangerously unsupervised.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 30, the reader is told that Rip has an "insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour." What does this mean is true about him?

2. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?

3. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?

4. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

5. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?

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