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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 Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?
(a) The men are gone, but their equipment has been left behind.
(b) The men are gone, but there are tall rocks there that look like men.
(c) There is nothing left in the amphitheater except his own gun.
(d) There is no longer an opening through the rock to reach the amphitheater.

2. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?
(a) His attitude toward his own family is similar to his attitude toward the villagers.
(b) He is devoted to his home and family.
(c) He likes to make excuses instead of taking care of his responsibilities.
(d) His farm is envied by many of his neighbors.

3. What does the man that Rip traveled up the mountainside with want Rip to do once they reach the other men?
(a) Play a game with them.
(b) Leave.
(c) Let them paint his picture.
(d) Serve them alcohol.

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

5. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?
(a) The Celtic god, Alator.
(b) The Saxon god, Woden.
(c) The Christian God.
(d) The Norse god, Odin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?

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

3. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?

4. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

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

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