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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Page 37-Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rip sees a "bilious" looking man in front of the Union Hotel (37). What does the man look like?
(a) As if he has a delicious secret.
(b) Nauseous and bad-tempered.
(c) Cheery and possibly drunk.
(d) As if he has a fatal disease.

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

3. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?
(a) It is marked with several colors of dark paint.
(b) It is now a mountain stream.
(c) It is covered with splinters of wood from a keg.
(d) It is now a dense forest.

4. How does Irving characterize Rip's son?
(a) He is exactly like Rip.
(b) He is hard-working and ambitious.
(c) He is exactly like his mother.
(d) He is clever but lazy.

5. When Rip is finally identified and tells his story, what is the reaction of the villagers?
(a) They are saddened.
(b) They are amazed.
(c) They think he is lying.
(d) They think he is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?

2. What kind of relationship does Rip have with the village children?

3. Who does Judith Gardenier turn out to be?

4. When on page 31, the narrator says of Rip that he will "eat white bread or brown," how is Rip being characterized?

5. What causes Rip to recognize Judith Gardenier?

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