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

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

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

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

5. 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 growls at him.
(d) He tries to attack the man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?

3. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?

4. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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