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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Confused.
(b) Angry.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Sad.

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

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

4. 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) There is no longer an opening through the rock to reach the amphitheater.
(c) The men are gone, but their equipment has been left behind.
(d) The men are gone, but there are tall rocks there that look like men.

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

6. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?
(a) A long, muddy slope.
(b) A pathway left by loggers.
(c) A rocky cliff.
(d) The dry bed of a stream.

7. What causes Rip to finally start for home after he realizes that he will not be able to find the strange men again?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He is too frightened to stay on the mountain.
(c) He wants to tell his wife about his adventure.
(d) He hopes that Wolf might have returned home.

8. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?
(a) They seem to be expecting him, because there is an open spot left for him.
(b) They seem to be completely unable to see him, even though he is standing very close to them.
(c) Even though they are playing a game, they seem unhappy.
(d) Although no one speaks, they keep nodding and laughing.

9. 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.

10. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
(a) He thinks that he must have left it in the amphitheater.
(b) He thinks that the strange men have stolen it.
(c) He thinks that the strange men are playing some kind of joke.
(d) He thinks that he might have dropped it in the woods.

11. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?
(a) The man he arrived with pours him a cup.
(b) He sneaks it when they are not looking.
(c) The men gather around him and force him to drink.
(d) He mistakes it for water.

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

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

14. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?
(a) A bowling ball and pins.
(b) Equipment for camping in the mountains.
(c) An antique gun and the carcass of a deer.
(d) A keg of alcohol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From the reference to the painting in the parsonage, what can the reader deduce about the men that Rip meets in the mountains?

2. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?

3. 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?

4. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?

5. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?

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