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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?
(a) Pets his dog, Wolf.
(b) Skins the rabbit he shot.
(c) Thinks about how to make his wife happier.
(d) Looks at the scenery.

3. When Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?
(a) There is nothing left in the amphitheater except his own gun.
(b) The men are gone, but their equipment has been left behind.
(c) There is no longer an opening through the rock to reach the amphitheater.
(d) The men are gone, but there are tall rocks there that look like men.

4. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?
(a) The roar of a waterfall.
(b) Something that sounds like stampeding animals.
(c) A deep, booming laugh.
(d) Something that sounds like thunder.

5. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?
(a) The man seems to be about to drop his burden.
(b) He thinks it is a neighbor who needs his help.
(c) Wolf's reaction makes him curious to get a closer look.
(d) The man calls to him that he needs some help.

6. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Bowling.
(c) Painting.
(d) Gambling.

7. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?
(a) It seems to not be able to see him.
(b) It jumps up and licks his face.
(c) It quivers in fear.
(d) It snarls at him and then walks away.

8. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?
(a) Their clothing is sloppy and dull.
(b) Their faces look blank and they seem rude.
(c) Their voices are flat and they seem unhappy.
(d) They are dressed like children even though they are old.

9. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?
(a) His clothing is strangely worn and tattered.
(b) His beard has grown a foot longer.
(c) He has a deep sunburn.
(d) His face is covered with wrinkles.

10. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?
(a) It is now a dense forest.
(b) It is covered with splinters of wood from a keg.
(c) It is marked with several colors of dark paint.
(d) It is now a mountain stream.

11. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?
(a) He hears his dog barking at someone.
(b) He hears someone calling his name.
(c) He hears someone singing.
(d) He hears someone struggling with a heavy load.

12. From the reference to the painting in the parsonage, what can the reader deduce about the men that Rip meets in the mountains?
(a) They look like Dutchmen from long ago.
(b) They look like many copies of the same person.
(c) They are standing unnaturally still.
(d) They look like European royalty.

13. How does Wolf react to the stranger on the mountainside?
(a) He wags his tail and gives an excited bark.
(b) He growls at him.
(c) He tries to attack the man.
(d) He runs away into the woods.

14. Everything that happens to Rip on the morning after he meets the strangers on the mountain makes him feel "perplexities" (36). What does this mean that is Rip feeling?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Surprised.

15. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?
(a) A small hill.
(b) A rounded depression.
(c) A flat spot.
(d) A fallen tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?

2. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?

3. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?

4. When Rip starts up the mountainside and finds his joints stiff and notices that he is not feeling as athletic as usual, what does he think is the cause?

5. What does the man that Rip traveled up the mountainside with want Rip to do once they reach the other men?

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