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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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 many copies of the same person.
(b) They look like European royalty.
(c) They are standing unnaturally still.
(d) They look like Dutchmen from long ago.

6. 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 seems to not be able to see him.
(c) It snarls at him and then walks away.
(d) It jumps up and licks his face.

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

8. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?
(a) Dice.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Cups.
(d) Old-fashioned hats.

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

10. 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) The man calls to him that he needs some help.
(d) Wolf's reaction makes him curious to get a closer look.

11. 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 hopes that Wolf might have returned home.
(c) He wants to tell his wife about his adventure.
(d) He is too frightened to stay on the mountain.

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

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

14. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?
(a) He is dressed like a Dutchman from long ago.
(b) He is dressed like an innkeeper.
(c) He is dressed like a pirate captain.
(d) He is dressed like a British soldier.

15. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "hot."
(b) Rhymes with "loft."
(c) Rhymes with "out."
(d) Rhymes with "raft."

Short Answer Questions

1. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?

2. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?

3. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?

4. 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?

5. When Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?

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