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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. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?
(a) He only likes two kinds of bread.
(b) He is unaware of what he is eating.
(c) He is easy to please.
(d) He overeats.

2. What is Rip's son's name?
(a) Rip.
(b) Peter.
(c) Dutch.
(d) John.

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

4. 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?
(a) The wives of political officials.
(b) The wives of local indigenous leaders.
(c) The wives of country farmers.
(d) The wives of prominent Dutch colonists.

5. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
(a) He cannot remember the night before.
(b) His gun and dog are missing.
(c) He feels unusually sore and tired.
(d) His wife is going to be very angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?

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

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

4. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

5. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?

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