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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 29, the narrator says that a person might have "descried" the smoke from the village. What does this mean a person might have done?
(a) Explained its details.
(b) Seen it.
(c) Been puzzled by it.
(d) Complained about it.
2. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?
(a) Fishing in the Hudson River.
(b) Hunting in the woods.
(c) On a bench outside the village inn.
(d) Inside the bar of a local hotel.
3. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?
(a) They each have a skill that helps the other.
(b) They have violent arguments with each other.
(c) One bullies the other.
(d) One is embarrassed by the other.
4. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?
(a) An antique gun and the carcass of a deer.
(b) Equipment for camping in the mountains.
(c) A bowling ball and pins.
(d) A keg of alcohol.
5. 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?
(a) He is eager to work at anything that will help himself, but he does not like to help others.
(b) He is physically unable to do heavy labor.
(c) He hates working hard for his own material comfort and financial security.
(d) He is simply lazy.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?
3. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
4. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?
5. How does Rip's wife treat his dog?
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