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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 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 pirate captain.
(c) He is dressed like a British soldier.
(d) He is dressed like an innkeeper.

2. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
(a) He thinks that the strange men are playing some kind of joke.
(b) He thinks that the strange men have stolen it.
(c) He thinks that he must have left it in the amphitheater.
(d) He thinks that he might have dropped it in the woods.

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

4. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?
(a) An antique gun and the carcass of a deer.
(b) A keg of alcohol.
(c) Equipment for camping in the mountains.
(d) A bowling ball and pins.

5. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?
(a) Their voices are flat and they seem unhappy.
(b) Their clothing is sloppy and dull.
(c) Their faces look blank and they seem rude.
(d) They are dressed like children even though they are old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?

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

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

4. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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