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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 33-36.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?
(a) A pathway left by loggers.
(b) A rocky cliff.
(c) The dry bed of a stream.
(d) A long, muddy slope.
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?
(a) He thinks that sleeping on the mountainside may have given him an attack of rheumatism.
(b) He thinks that he is getting old.
(c) He thinks that he is under a spell.
(d) He thinks that he must have walked much farther on the evening before than he first realized.
3. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?
(a) His farm is envied by many of his neighbors.
(b) His attitude toward his own family is similar to his attitude toward the villagers.
(c) He is devoted to his home and family.
(d) He likes to make excuses instead of taking care of his responsibilities.
4. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?
(a) The Celtic god, Alator.
(b) The Norse god, Odin.
(c) The Christian God.
(d) The Saxon god, Woden.
5. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?
(a) They are much more like their mother than like Rip.
(b) They refuse to speak to him.
(c) They are somewhat neglected.
(d) They are dangerously unsupervised.
Short Answer Questions
1. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?
2. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
3. What kind of relationship does Rip have with the village children?
4. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
5. From the reference to the painting in the parsonage, what can the reader deduce about the men that Rip meets in the mountains?
This section contains 458 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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