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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 is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?
(a) Writer of novels.
(b) Governor.
(c) Historian.
(d) Farmer.

2. 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.

3. Why does Rip hurry over to the man he sees on the mountainside?
(a) He thinks it is a neighbor who needs his help.
(b) The man seems to be about to drop his burden.
(c) Wolf's reaction makes him curious to get a closer look.
(d) The man calls to him that he needs some help.

4. What does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?
(a) Thinks about how to make his wife happier.
(b) Skins the rabbit he shot.
(c) Looks at the scenery.
(d) Pets his dog, Wolf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Rip as a result of drinking the strangers' liquor?

2. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?

3. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?

4. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?

5. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?

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