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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. Why does the crowd ask Peter Vanderdonk for his opinion of Rip's story?
(a) He is the newly-elected mayor.
(b) He is the richest and most important man in town.
(c) He is the man in the cocked hat.
(d) He is very old and the descendant of a famous historian.

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

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

4. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?
(a) He gets lost in the woods.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) They chase him away.
(d) He can suddenly hear them talking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?

2. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?

3. What has replaced the tree that once stood outside the village inn?

4. Where does Rip go to live after he returns to the village?

5. What makes Rip's infant grandchild begin to cry?

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