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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men on the mountainside have "uncouth, lack lustre countenances" (34). What does this mean is true about the men?
(a) Their voices are flat and they seem unhappy.
(b) Their clothing is sloppy and dull.
(c) Their faces look blank and they seem rude.
(d) They are dressed like children even though they are old.

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

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

4. When Rip and the stranger enter the natural amphitheater, Rip sees several people doing what?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Painting.

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

6. 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) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

7. 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 there are tall rocks there that look like men.
(b) There is no longer an opening through the rock to reach the amphitheater.
(c) There is nothing left in the amphitheater except his own gun.
(d) The men are gone, but their equipment has been left behind.

8. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?
(a) A pathway left by loggers.
(b) A long, muddy slope.
(c) A rocky cliff.
(d) The dry bed of a stream.

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

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

11. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?
(a) Rhymes with "raft."
(b) Rhymes with "loft."
(c) Rhymes with "out."
(d) Rhymes with "hot."

12. Where does Rip find himself on the morning after meeting the strangers on the mountain?
(a) In the natural "amphitheater."
(b) Back at the spot where he met the first man coming up the mountain.
(c) Lost in the woods on the mountainside.
(d) Next to the Hudson River.

13. 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) The man calls to him that he needs some help.
(c) The man seems to be about to drop his burden.
(d) He thinks it is a neighbor who needs his help.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rip is surprised by the "singularity" of the stranger's appearance (36). What kind of appearance is this?

2. What is the stranger on the mountainside carrying?

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

4. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?

5. When Rip sees a dog that looks like Wolf outside of his old house, how does the dog behave?

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