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

2. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?
(a) He hears someone singing.
(b) He hears someone struggling with a heavy load.
(c) He hears someone calling his name.
(d) He hears his dog barking at someone.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?

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

3. 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?

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

5. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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