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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. What is Rip's dog's name?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Bear.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Dog.

2. What does the man that Rip traveled up the mountainside with want Rip to do once they reach the other men?
(a) Serve them alcohol.
(b) Play a game with them.
(c) Let them paint his picture.
(d) Leave.

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

4. 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) Synechdoche.
(c) Personification.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. 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) They each have a skill that helps the other.
(b) One is embarrassed by the other.
(c) One bullies the other.
(d) They have violent arguments with each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?

2. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?

3. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?

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

5. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?

(see the answer key)

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