Rip Van Winkle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Rip Van Winkle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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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 28, the reader is told that the narrator of the main story is known for "scrupulous" accuracy. What kind of accuracy is this?
(a) Approximate and imperfect.
(b) Thorough and honest.
(c) Reckless and indifferent.
(d) Demanding and critical.

2. On page 29, the mountains are said to be "lording it over the surrounding country." This is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Personification.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

3. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?
(a) They are somewhat neglected.
(b) They refuse to speak to him.
(c) They are much more like their mother than like Rip.
(d) They are dangerously unsupervised.

4. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?
(a) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(b) James Fenimore Cooper.
(c) Geoffrey Crayon.
(d) Washington Irving.

5. On page 29, the narrator says that a person might have "descried" the smoke from the village. What does this mean a person might have done?
(a) Been puzzled by it.
(b) Complained about it.
(c) Seen it.
(d) Explained its details.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rip's dog's name?

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

3. 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?

4. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?

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

(see the answer key)

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