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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 is Derrick Van Brummel?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The schoolmaster.
(c) The owner of the village inn.
(d) The owner of a local hotel.

2. What does Rip do with most of his time in his elder years?
(a) Helps his daughter run her farm.
(b) Becomes very active in local politics.
(c) Sits in front of the Union Hotel retelling his story.
(d) Becomes an author of tales about the Catskills.

3. Where do the notes in the Postscript allegedly come from?
(a) Geoffrey Crayon's journal.
(b) A notebook of Diedrich Knickerbocker's.
(c) The journal of Hendrick Hudson.
(d) A letter written by Rip Van Winkle himself.

4. When Rip is finally identified and tells his story, what is the reaction of the villagers?
(a) They think he is drunk.
(b) They think he is lying.
(c) They are amazed.
(d) They are saddened.

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

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. What is the "bilious" man in front of the Union Hotel doing?

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?

4. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?

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

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