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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?
(a) A flat spot.
(b) A rounded depression.
(c) A fallen tree.
(d) A small hill.

2. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
(a) He cannot remember the night before.
(b) His gun and dog are missing.
(c) His wife is going to be very angry.
(d) He feels unusually sore and tired.

3. 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) Back at the spot where he met the first man coming up the mountain.
(d) Lost in the woods on the mountainside.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?

4. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Wolf's reaction to the stranger in the mountains, and how does it ironically relate to what happens upon Rip's return to the village?

2. What two things does Rip find the most unusual about the men in the amphitheater?

3. What does the man in the mountains want Rip's help with, and how does he communicate this?

4. As Rip tries to retrace his steps from the night before, what changes does he find on the mountainside itself?

5. Explain what the natural "amphitheater" is and how Rip and the stranger reach it.

6. What do the men in the amphitheater remind Rip of, and what is this meant to signify?

7. When Rip wakes up in the mountains, what changes does he immediately notice?

8. What noise does Rip hear as he and the stranger make their way up the mountain, and what does the noise later turn out to be?

9. When Rip reenters the village, what changes does he notice before he gets to his house?

10. What two things does Rip at first find odd about the stranger in the mountains?

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