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Section 1: Pages 28-32

1. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Geoffrey Crayon.
(b) Washington Irving.
(c) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(d) James Fenimore Cooper.

2. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Washington Irving.
(b) James Fenimore Cooper.
(c) Geoffrey Crayon.
(d) Diedrich Knickerbocker.

3. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?
(a) Washington Irving.
(b) Geoffrey Crayon.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) Diedrich Knickerbocker.

4. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Historian.
(c) Writer of novels.
(d) Governor.

5. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?
(a) The wives of political officials.
(b) The wives of country farmers.
(c) The wives of local indigenous leaders.
(d) The wives of prominent Dutch colonists.

6. On page 28, the reader is told that the narrator of the main story is known for "scrupulous" accuracy. What kind of accuracy is this?
(a) Approximate and imperfect.
(b) Thorough and honest.
(c) Demanding and critical.
(d) Reckless and indifferent.

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