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

2. From the description of Rip's attitude to his farm, on page 30, what can be deduced about Rip?
(a) He is devoted to his home and family.
(b) He likes to make excuses instead of taking care of his responsibilities.
(c) His farm is envied by many of his neighbors.
(d) His attitude toward his own family is similar to his attitude toward the villagers.

3. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?
(a) Diedrich Knickerbocker.
(b) Geoffrey Crayon.
(c) Washington Irving.
(d) James Fenimore Cooper.

4. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?
(a) He hears someone singing.
(b) He hears someone calling his name.
(c) He hears someone struggling with a heavy load.
(d) He hears his dog barking at someone.

5. When Rip nears the amphitheater where the group of men were on the night before, what does he notice?
(a) There is no longer an opening through the rock to reach the amphitheater.
(b) There is nothing left in the amphitheater except his own gun.
(c) The men are gone, but their equipment has been left behind.
(d) The men are gone, but there are tall rocks there that look like men.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?

2. Where does Rip spend time with his friends?

3. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?

4. On his way home from the mountains, what does Rip suddenly realize about his own appearance?

5. From the reference to the painting in the parsonage, what can the reader deduce about the men that Rip meets in the mountains?

(see the answer key)

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