Rip Van Winkle Test | Final Test - Hard

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Rip Van Winkle Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 88 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?

2. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?

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

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

5. From the reference to the painting in the parsonage, what can the reader deduce about the men that Rip meets in the mountains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things does Rip at first find odd about the stranger in the mountains?

2. Explain what the natural "amphitheater" is and how Rip and the stranger reach it.

3. As Rip tries to retrace his steps from the night before, what changes does he find on the mountainside itself?

4. What do the men in the amphitheater remind Rip of, and what is this meant to signify?

5. When Rip reenters the village, what changes does he notice before he gets to his house?

6. When Rip wakes up in the mountains, what changes does he immediately notice?

7. What two things does Rip find the most unusual about the men in the amphitheater?

8. What is Wolf's reaction to the stranger in the mountains, and how does it ironically relate to what happens upon Rip's return to the village?

9. What does the man in the mountains want Rip's help with, and how does he communicate this?

10. What noise does Rip hear as he and the stranger make their way up the mountain, and what does the noise later turn out to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze the use of Dutch identity in this story. What do you notice about the connection of the Dutch settlers to Europe, and how are their culture and colonial history being put to use? Be sure to offer textual evidence for your claims and cite all sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 2

The "termagant" wife is a frequent feature of Irving's work. Write an essay in which you consider from both a historical and literary perspective what the purpose of such a character might be. That is, how would such a character have been received in Irving's time? What literary precedent is there for a character of this nature? How does the inclusion of this type of character affect the plot and communicate theme? Be sure to offer textual evidence for your claims and cite all sources in MLA format.

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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