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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From the reference to the painting in the parsonage, what can the reader deduce about the men that Rip meets in the mountains?
(a) They look like European royalty.
(b) They are standing unnaturally still.
(c) They look like Dutchmen from long ago.
(d) They look like many copies of the same person.

3. What type of clothing is the stranger on the mountainside wearing?
(a) He is dressed like an innkeeper.
(b) He is dressed like a British soldier.
(c) He is dressed like a pirate captain.
(d) He is dressed like a Dutchman from long ago.

4. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?
(a) Dice.
(b) Cups.
(c) Old-fashioned hats.
(d) Weapons.

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

6. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?
(a) It jumps up and licks his face.
(b) It snarls at him and then walks away.
(c) It seems to not be able to see him.
(d) It quivers in fear.

7. 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) Confused.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

8. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?
(a) He mistakes it for water.
(b) He sneaks it when they are not looking.
(c) The man he arrived with pours him a cup.
(d) The men gather around him and force him to drink.

9. What does Rip keep hearing as he and the stranger climb up the mountainside?
(a) A deep, booming laugh.
(b) The roar of a waterfall.
(c) Something that sounds like thunder.
(d) Something that sounds like stampeding animals.

10. What causes Rip to finally start for home after he realizes that he will not be able to find the strange men again?
(a) He hopes that Wolf might have returned home.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is too frightened to stay on the mountain.
(d) He wants to tell his wife about his adventure.

11. 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 struggling with a heavy load.
(c) He hears someone singing.
(d) He hears someone calling his name.

12. Rip is surprised by the "singularity" of the stranger's appearance (36). What kind of appearance is this?
(a) Unique.
(b) Funny.
(c) Neat.
(d) Frightening.

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

14. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?
(a) A keg of alcohol.
(b) An antique gun and the carcass of a deer.
(c) A bowling ball and pins.
(d) Equipment for camping in the mountains.

15. What does the man that Rip traveled up the mountainside with want Rip to do once they reach the other men?
(a) Serve them alcohol.
(b) Play a game with them.
(c) Leave.
(d) Let them paint his picture.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?

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

3. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?

4. When Rip starts up the mountainside and finds his joints stiff and notices that he is not feeling as athletic as usual, what does he think is the cause?

5. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?

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