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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 28-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?
(a) Rip's sister.
(b) Rip's daughter.
(c) Rip's wife.
(d) Rip's mother.

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

3. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?
(a) His wife yells at them constantly.
(b) His wife tells him he cannot spend time with them anymore.
(c) His friends decide that he is too lazy to be friends with.
(d) His friends move away to a bigger town.

4. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?
(a) One bullies the other.
(b) They have violent arguments with each other.
(c) One is embarrassed by the other.
(d) They each have a skill that helps the other.

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?
(a) Reckless and indifferent.
(b) Thorough and honest.
(c) Demanding and critical.
(d) Approximate and imperfect.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How might Rip's house be described?

3. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?

4. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?

5. On page 30, the reader is told that Rip has an "insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labour." What does this mean is true about him?

(see the answer key)

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