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

2. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?
(a) His beard has grown a foot longer.
(b) His face is covered with wrinkles.
(c) His clothing is strangely worn and tattered.
(d) He has a deep sunburn.

3. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?
(a) There is a street in New York named after him.
(b) There is a children's rope-skipping rhyme about him.
(c) His picture is stamped onto new year's cakes.
(d) His portrait is hung in many local schools.

4. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?
(a) It seems to not be able to see him.
(b) It quivers in fear.
(c) It snarls at him and then walks away.
(d) It jumps up and licks his face.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rip's son's name?

2. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?

3. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?

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

5. 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?

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