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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Page 37-Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Everything that happens to Rip on the morning after he meets the strangers on the mountain makes him feel "perplexities" (36). What does this mean that is Rip feeling?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Sad.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

2. What is Rip's dog's name?
(a) Dutch.
(b) Bear.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Dog.

3. Why does Rip stop spending time with his friends?
(a) His friends move away to a bigger town.
(b) His wife yells at them constantly.
(c) His friends decide that he is too lazy to be friends with.
(d) His wife tells him he cannot spend time with them anymore.

4. What is the purpose of the stories in the Postscript?
(a) To tell what happened to Rip's family in future generations.
(b) To explain the magical nature of the Catskills.
(c) To create comic effect.
(d) To surprise the reader with an unexpected twist in the plot.

5. What is the name of the ghostly explorer that Vanderdonk says haunts the Catskills?
(a) Hendrick Hudson.
(b) Van Brummel.
(c) Jonathan Doolittle.
(d) Nicholaus Vedder.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 30, the reader learns that Rip is "obsequious" and his wife is a "termagant." What can accurately be said about their relationship?

2. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

3. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?

4. What is true of Rip's children in the beginning of the story?

5. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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