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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 refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Maudlin.
(d) Farcical.

2. Rip is surprised by the "singularity" of the stranger's appearance (36). What kind of appearance is this?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Funny.
(c) Unique.
(d) Neat.

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

4. What is the first thing that the villagers want to know about Rip?
(a) What has happened to his family.
(b) Whether he supported the American Revolution.
(c) Which political party he supports.
(d) Where he has been for twenty years.

5. When Rip realizes that his house has been abandoned, where is the next place he goes?
(a) The village inn.
(b) The village school.
(c) The parsonage.
(d) His in-laws' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Rip to recognize Judith Gardenier?

2. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

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

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

5. On page 28, the reader is told that the narrator of the main story is known for "scrupulous" accuracy. What kind of accuracy is this?

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