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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 "loft."
(b) Rhymes with "out."
(c) Rhymes with "raft."
(d) Rhymes with "hot."

2. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?
(a) It is marked with several colors of dark paint.
(b) It is covered with splinters of wood from a keg.
(c) It is now a dense forest.
(d) It is now a mountain stream.

3. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?
(a) Lost in the woods on the mountainside.
(b) In the natural "amphitheater."
(c) Back at the spot where he met the first man coming up the mountain.
(d) Next to the Hudson River.

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

5. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?
(a) They seem to be expecting him, because there is an open spot left for him.
(b) They seem to be completely unable to see him, even though he is standing very close to them.
(c) Although no one speaks, they keep nodding and laughing.
(d) Even though they are playing a game, they seem unhappy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rip's dog's name?

2. On page 28, the reader is told that the narrator of the main story is known for "scrupulous" accuracy. What kind of accuracy is this?

3. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?

4. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

5. What causes Rip to finally start for home after he realizes that he will not be able to find the strange men again?

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