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

2. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Lazily.
(c) Cheerfully.
(d) Absentmindedly.

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

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 are amazed.
(c) They think he is lying.
(d) They are saddened.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else has allegedly seen the ghostly crew of bowlers in the Catskills?

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

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

4. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?

5. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?

(see the answer key)

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