Rip Van Winkle Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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Rip Van Winkle Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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

2. What kind of relationship does Rip have with the village children?
(a) The children are frightened of Rip because he is always yelling at his son and daughter.
(b) He is a favorite of theirs because he plays with them and tells stories.
(c) He is a favorite of theirs because he steals apples from a nearby orchard for them.
(d) The children are frightened of Rip because of his habit of talking to himself.

3. Where is the village that Rip lives in?
(a) On the Atlantic coast.
(b) On the island of Manhattan.
(c) At the foot of the Catskill Mountains.
(d) At the foot of the Appalachian Mountains.

4. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Personification.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

5. On page 29, the narrator says that a person might have "descried" the smoke from the village. What does this mean a person might have done?
(a) Been puzzled by it.
(b) Complained about it.
(c) Seen it.
(d) Explained its details.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?

2. What is Rip's dog's name?

3. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?

4. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?

5. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?

(see the answer key)

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