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1. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?

Washington Irving.

2. Who is the frame narrator of "Rip Van Winkle"?

Diedrich Knickerbocker.

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

Geoffrey Crayon.

4. What is Diedrich Knickerbocker's profession?

Historian.

5. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?

The wives of prominent Dutch colonists.

6. 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?

Thorough and honest.

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