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

2. When, on page 37, Rip meets "a knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat," what is the reader meant to infer from the description of the hat?
(a) The man is one of the political candidates up for election.
(b) The man is another supernatural figure.
(c) The man has something to do with the revolution.
(d) The man is from one of the old Dutch families.

3. How does Wolf react to the stranger on the mountainside?
(a) He wags his tail and gives an excited bark.
(b) He growls at him.
(c) He runs away into the woods.
(d) He tries to attack the man.

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

5. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?
(a) He is dressed like an innkeeper.
(b) He is dressed like a Dutchman from long ago.
(c) He is dressed like a British soldier.
(d) He is dressed like a pirate captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?

2. 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?

3. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?

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

5. What is the purpose of the stories in the Postscript?

(see the answer key)

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