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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. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?
(a) They are somewhat neglected.
(b) They are much more like their mother than like Rip.
(c) They refuse to speak to him.
(d) They are dangerously unsupervised.

2. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He can suddenly hear them talking.
(c) He gets lost in the woods.
(d) They chase him away.

3. What is the name of the ghostly explorer that Vanderdonk says haunts the Catskills?
(a) Hendrick Hudson.
(b) Van Brummel.
(c) Jonathan Doolittle.
(d) Nicholaus Vedder.

4. What makes Rip feel like he has more liberty than he had as a younger man?
(a) His freedom from Dame Van Winkle.
(b) The new respect he gains among the villagers.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The things that he learned while in the mountains.

5. How does the crowd react when Rip declares his loyalty to King George?
(a) They laugh and point at Rip.
(b) They are puzzled and concerned for Rip.
(c) They fall silent and watch Rip.
(d) They are upset and suspicious of Rip.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?

2. How does Irving characterize Rip's son?

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. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?

5. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?

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