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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the village that Rip lives in?
2. What evidence does the frame narrator give that the main story's narrator is still well-liked?
3. After he can no longer spend time with his friends, where does Rip start going to spend time away from his home and farm?
4. What is Rip's dog's name?
5. What is Rip's son's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Rip's relationship with the dog contrasts with his wife's relationship with the dog.
2. Explain the relationship of Washington Irving, Diedrich Knickerbocker, and Geoffrey Crayon.
3. What do Rip and his friends do when they gather together outside the village inn, and how does this characterize Rip?
4. Describe the condition of Rip's home and farm.
5. Describe the contents of the story's epigraph and tell how this relates to the frame narrative.
6. Describe the condition of Rip's children.
7. What relationship does Rip have with the village children, and how does it characterize him?
8. How is the setting of the Catskills described?
9. Explain what the frame narrative says about the historian who recorded Rip's story--where does his work come from, and how reliable is it?
10. Describe the relationship between Rip and his wife.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify the proposition "Washington Irving's 'Rip Van Winkle' is a clear early example of American Romanticism." Be sure to offer textual evidence for your claims and cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the names of characters in this story. What patterns do you see, and what thematic significance do they have? Be sure to use textual evidence to defend your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Rip's reactions to the episode in the mountains from when he meets the first stranger through his first moments of waking on the morning afterward. Would you say that his behavior in this episode is consistent with his earlier characterization, or not, and why? Be sure to use textual evidence to defend your claims.
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