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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. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?
(a) He overeats.
(b) He only likes two kinds of bread.
(c) He is unaware of what he is eating.
(d) He is easy to please.

2. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?
(a) He mistakes it for water.
(b) The men gather around him and force him to drink.
(c) He sneaks it when they are not looking.
(d) The man he arrived with pours him a cup.

3. 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 snarls at him and then walks away.
(c) It seems to not be able to see him.
(d) It quivers in fear.

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

5. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?
(a) The dry bed of a stream.
(b) A pathway left by loggers.
(c) A rocky cliff.
(d) A long, muddy slope.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Rip's wife treat his dog?

4. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?

5. 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?

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