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 Celtic god, Alator.
(c) The Saxon god, Woden.
(d) The Norse god, Odin.

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

3. On page 30, the reader is told that Rip has an "insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour." What does this mean is true about him?
(a) He is physically unable to do heavy labor.
(b) He is eager to work at anything that will help himself, but he does not like to help others.
(c) He hates working hard for his own material comfort and financial security.
(d) He is simply lazy.

4. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?
(a) His wife tells him he cannot spend time with them anymore.
(b) His friends decide that he is too lazy to be friends with.
(c) His friends move away to a bigger town.
(d) His wife yells at them constantly.

5. 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?
(a) Explained its details.
(b) Complained about it.
(c) Been puzzled by it.
(d) Seen it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?

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

3. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?

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

5. Rip thinks that the people of the village have become "disputatious" (37). What does this mean they are likely to do?

(see the answer key)

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