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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 page 29, the setting sun causes something to light up and glow "like a crown of glory." This is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Alliteration.

3. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?
(a) He thinks it is a neighbor who needs his help.
(b) Wolf's reaction makes him curious to get a closer look.
(c) The man seems to be about to drop his burden.
(d) The man calls to him that he needs some help.

4. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?
(a) Old-fashioned hats.
(b) Cups.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Dice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?

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?

3. 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?

4. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

5. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?

(see the answer key)

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