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

2. What is Rip's son's name?
(a) Rip.
(b) John.
(c) Peter.
(d) Dutch.

3. 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?
(a) He is eager to work at anything that will help himself, but he does not like to help others.
(b) He is physically unable to do heavy labor.
(c) He hates working hard for his own material comfort and financial security.
(d) He is simply lazy.

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) Synechdoche.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Personification.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

4. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?

5. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?

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