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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Page 37-Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Judith Gardenier turn out to be?
(a) Rip's daughter.
(b) Rip's daughter-in-law.
(c) Dame Van Winkle, remarried.
(d) The wife of his old neighbor.

2. What is Rip's dog's name?
(a) Bear.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Dog.
(d) Wolf.

3. When Rip starts up the mountainside and finds his joints stiff and notices that he is not feeling as athletic as usual, what does he think is the cause?
(a) He thinks that he is getting old.
(b) He thinks that sleeping on the mountainside may have given him an attack of rheumatism.
(c) He thinks that he must have walked much farther on the evening before than he first realized.
(d) He thinks that he is under a spell.

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

5. What does Rip think has changed about the people of the village?
(a) They seem more hurried and busy.
(b) They seem to have lost their ambition.
(c) They seem to be happier.
(d) They seem more thoughtful and considerate.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?

2. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?

3. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?

4. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?

5. What causes Rip to recognize Judith Gardenier?

(see the answer key)

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