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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They seem to be expecting him, because there is an open spot left for him.
(c) They seem to be completely unable to see him, even though he is standing very close to them.
(d) Although no one speaks, they keep nodding and laughing.

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

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 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.

4. 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 snarls at him and then walks away.
(c) It quivers in fear.
(d) It jumps up and licks his face.

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

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

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

8. 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) He has a deep sunburn.
(c) His face is covered with wrinkles.
(d) His beard has grown a foot longer.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

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

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 men gather around him and force him to drink.
(d) The man he arrived with pours him a cup.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?

3. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?

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

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