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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. Where is the village that Rip lives in?
(a) At the foot of the Appalachian Mountains.
(b) On the island of Manhattan.
(c) On the Atlantic coast.
(d) At the foot of the Catskill Mountains.

2. 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 woods.
(b) The seashore.
(c) The barn.
(d) The river.

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

4. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?
(a) There is a children's rope-skipping rhyme about him.
(b) His portrait is hung in many local schools.
(c) There is a street in New York named after him.
(d) His picture is stamped onto new year's cakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?

2. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?

3. 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?

4. When Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?

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

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