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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. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Cheerfully.
(c) Lazily.
(d) Absentmindedly.

2. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "out."
(b) Rhymes with "raft."
(c) Rhymes with "hot."
(d) Rhymes with "loft."

3. How does Wolf react to the stranger on the mountainside?
(a) He wags his tail and gives an excited bark.
(b) He growls at him.
(c) He runs away into the woods.
(d) He tries to attack the man.

4. What does Rip think has changed about the people of the village?
(a) They seem more thoughtful and considerate.
(b) They seem to be happier.
(c) They seem to have lost their ambition.
(d) They seem more hurried and busy.

5. When Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?
(a) The men are gone, but there are tall rocks there that look like men.
(b) There is no longer an opening through the rock to reach the amphitheater.
(c) The men are gone, but their equipment has been left behind.
(d) There is nothing left in the amphitheater except his own gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Rip to finally start for home after he realizes that he will not be able to find the strange men again?

2. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

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

4. When Rip realizes that his house has been abandoned, where is the next place he goes?

5. On page 29, the setting sun causes something to light up and glow "like a crown of glory." This is an example of what literary technique?

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