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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. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
2. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?
3. From the reference to the painting in the parsonage, what can the reader deduce about the men that Rip meets in the mountains?
4. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the man in the mountains want Rip's help with, and how does he communicate this?
2. What do the men in the amphitheater remind Rip of, and what is this meant to signify?
3. When Rip wakes up in the mountains, what changes does he immediately notice?
4. What two things does Rip at first find odd about the stranger in the mountains?
5. What two things does Rip find the most unusual about the men in the amphitheater?
6. As Rip tries to retrace his steps from the night before, what changes does he find on the mountainside itself?
7. When Rip reenters the village, what changes does he notice before he gets to his house?
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. Explain what the natural "amphitheater" is and how Rip and the stranger reach it.
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 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 thematic purpose of the "Note" at the end of the story. Be sure to use textual evidence to defend your claims.
Essay Topic 3
What message is "Rip Van Winkle" sending about idleness versus productivity? Is it always clear, or are their ambiguities? Consider details, plot events, diction, and tone as you take a stand on this issue and defend your claims with textual evidence.
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