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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. In the epigraph from Cartwright's play, to whom does the speaker swear that he will be honest?
(a) The Saxon god, Woden.
(b) The Celtic god, Alator.
(c) The Norse god, Odin.
(d) The Christian God.

2. 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) Explained its details.
(c) Complained about it.
(d) Seen it.

3. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
(a) A former governor of New York.
(b) Rip's neighbor.
(c) The village schoolmaster.
(d) The owner of the village inn.

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

5. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?
(a) He overeats.
(b) He only likes two kinds of bread.
(c) He is unaware of what he is eating.
(d) He is easy to please.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rip's wife treat his dog?

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

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

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

5. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?

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