2. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?
(a) Holland.
(b) The United States.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Sweden.

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

4. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
(a) The barn.
(b) The river.
(c) The woods.
(d) The seashore.

5. How might Rip's house be described?
(a) Filthy.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Run-down.
(d) Inviting.

6. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
(a) Rip's neighbor.
(b) The owner of the village inn.
(c) The village schoolmaster.
(d) A former governor of New York.

7. What is Rip's dog's name?
(a) Dog.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Bear.
(d) Dutch.

8. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?
(a) Maudlin.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Farcical.

9. 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?
(a) Demanding and critical.
(b) Thorough and honest.
(c) Reckless and indifferent.
(d) Approximate and imperfect.

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

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

12. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Washington Irving.
(b) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) Geoffrey Crayon.

13. On page 29, the setting sun causes something to light up and glow "like a crown of glory." This is an example of what literary technique?
(a) Understatement.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Simile.

14. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?
(a) On a bench outside the village inn.
(b) Fishing in the Hudson River.
(c) Hunting in the woods.
(d) Inside the bar of a local hotel.

15. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?
(a) Rip's daughter.
(b) Rip's mother.
(c) Rip's wife.
(d) Rip's sister.