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. When on page 31, the narrator refers to Rip's wife's nagging as a "torrent of household eloquence," what tone is created?
(a) Farcical.
(b) Ironic.
(c) Nostalgic.
(d) Maudlin.

2. 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) Understatement.
(d) Simile.

3. 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?
(a) He is simply lazy.
(b) He is eager to work at anything that will help himself, but he does not like to help others.
(c) He hates working hard for his own material comfort and financial security.
(d) He is physically unable to do heavy labor.

4. 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) Complained about it.
(b) Seen it.
(c) Been puzzled by it.
(d) Explained its details.

5. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
(a) A former governor of New York.
(b) Rip's neighbor.
(c) The village schoolmaster.
(d) The owner of the village inn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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