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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. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?
(a) The men gather around him and force him to drink.
(b) The man he arrived with pours him a cup.
(c) He sneaks it when they are not looking.
(d) He mistakes it for water.

2. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?
(a) They seem to be expecting him, because there is an open spot left for him.
(b) Even though they are playing a game, they seem unhappy.
(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.

3. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?
(a) He is dressed like a Dutchman from long ago.
(b) He is dressed like a British soldier.
(c) He is dressed like a pirate captain.
(d) He is dressed like an innkeeper.

4. 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) He feels unusually sore and tired.
(d) His wife is going to be very angry.

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

Short Answer 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?

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

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

4. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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