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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) Surprised.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

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

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

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

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

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

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 hopes that Wolf might have returned home.
(d) He wants to tell his wife about his adventure.

8. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?
(a) Back at the spot where he met the first man coming up the mountain.
(b) Next to the Hudson River.
(c) In the natural "amphitheater."
(d) Lost in the woods on the mountainside.

9. 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 mountain stream.
(b) It is covered with splinters of wood from a keg.
(c) It is now a dense forest.
(d) It is marked with several colors of dark paint.

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

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

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

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

14. 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) He thinks it is a neighbor who needs his help.
(c) The man calls to him that he needs some help.
(d) The man seems to be about to drop his burden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?

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

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

4. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?

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

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