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

2. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Cheerfully.
(c) Lazily.
(d) Absentmindedly.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?

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

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

5. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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