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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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