Rip Van Winkle Test | Final Test - Easy

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Rip Van Winkle Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?
(a) Even though they are playing a game, they seem unhappy.
(b) Although no one speaks, they keep nodding and laughing.
(c) They seem to be completely unable to see him, even though he is standing very close to them.
(d) They seem to be expecting him, because there is an open spot left for him.

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

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

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

6. 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 many copies of the same person.
(b) They look like European royalty.
(c) They look like Dutchmen from long ago.
(d) They are standing unnaturally still.

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

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

9. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?
(a) It is now a dense forest.
(b) It is covered with splinters of wood from a keg.
(c) It is now a mountain stream.
(d) It is marked with several colors of dark paint.

10. 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.

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

12. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Absentmindedly.
(c) Lazily.
(d) Cheerfully.

13. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
(a) His wife is going to be very angry.
(b) He feels unusually sore and tired.
(c) His gun and dog are missing.
(d) He cannot remember the night before.

14. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?
(a) A flat spot.
(b) A rounded depression.
(c) A small hill.
(d) A fallen tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?

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

(see the answer keys)

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