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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. 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?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Understatement.

2. 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 easy to please.
(b) He overeats.
(c) He is unaware of what he is eating.
(d) He only likes two kinds of bread.

3. Which nation controls New York at the time when Rip and the village are introduced to the reader?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Holland.

4. What is Rip's dog's name?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Bear.
(d) Dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Derrick Van Brummel?

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

3. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?

4. 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?

5. Where is the village that Rip lives in?

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