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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. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?
(a) He is dressed like an innkeeper.
(b) He is dressed like a Dutchman from long ago.
(c) He is dressed like a pirate captain.
(d) He is dressed like a British soldier.

2. When the crowd points out Rip's son, what confusion does it cause for Rip?
(a) He does not remember having an adult son.
(b) He thinks that the man must be the "real" Rip Van Winkle.
(c) He thinks that the crowd must be trying to fool him.
(d) He does not understand how one of his children can still be alive.

3. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
(a) The seashore.
(b) The river.
(c) The barn.
(d) The woods.

4. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?
(a) An antique gun and the carcass of a deer.
(b) A keg of alcohol.
(c) Equipment for camping in the mountains.
(d) A bowling ball and pins.

5. When Rip realizes that his house has been abandoned, where is the next place he goes?
(a) The parsonage.
(b) His in-laws' house.
(c) The village inn.
(d) The village school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Everything that happens to Rip on the morning after he meets the strangers on the mountain makes him feel "perplexities" (36). What does this mean that is Rip feeling?

3. When Rip is finally identified and tells his story, what is the reaction of the villagers?

4. What is Rip's son's name?

5. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?

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