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

2. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?
(a) Absentmindedly.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Lazily.
(d) Cheerfully.

3. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(b) Washington Irving.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) Geoffrey Crayon.

4. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?
(a) The schoolmaster.
(b) The owner of the village inn.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The owner of a local hotel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?

2. Rip is surprised by the "singularity" of the stranger's appearance (36). What kind of appearance is this?

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

4. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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