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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They are dressed like children even though they are old.
(d) Their clothing is sloppy and dull.

2. 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) Surprised.
(d) Confused.

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

4. What does the man that Rip traveled up the mountainside with want Rip to do once they reach the other men?
(a) Leave.
(b) Serve them alcohol.
(c) Let them paint his picture.
(d) Play a game with them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 mountain stream.
(c) It is covered with splinters of wood from a keg.
(d) It is now a dense forest.

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

14. 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?
(a) He thinks that he is under a spell.
(b) He thinks that sleeping on the mountainside may have given him an attack of rheumatism.
(c) He thinks that he must have walked much farther on the evening before than he first realized.
(d) He thinks that he is getting old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Rip to finally start for home after he realizes that he will not be able to find the strange men again?

2. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?

3. Rip is surprised by the "singularity" of the stranger's appearance (36). What kind of appearance is this?

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

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

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