Rip Van Winkle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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Rip Van Winkle Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 33-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
(a) He thinks that the strange men have stolen it.
(b) He thinks that he must have left it in the amphitheater.
(c) He thinks that the strange men are playing some kind of joke.
(d) He thinks that he might have dropped it in the woods.

2. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?
(a) He can suddenly hear them talking.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He gets lost in the woods.
(d) They chase him away.

3. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?
(a) A fallen tree.
(b) A small hill.
(c) A rounded depression.
(d) A flat spot.

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

5. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?
(a) They are dressed like children even though they are old.
(b) Their voices are flat and they seem unhappy.
(c) Their clothing is sloppy and dull.
(d) Their faces look blank and they seem rude.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?

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

4. 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?

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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