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

2. What is Rip's son's name?
(a) John.
(b) Rip.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Peter.

3. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "hot."
(b) Rhymes with "raft."
(c) Rhymes with "loft."
(d) Rhymes with "out."

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

5. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Painting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Bowling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?

2. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?

3. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?

4. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?

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

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