washington irving: rip van winkle

how long has rip been gone?

20 years

who oversees the colony at this point in time?

King George 3

where would rip go sometimes to escape his wife's behavior?

a bench outside the inn

what happened right before he was about to descend down the mountain? who was it? what was strange about him?

a man carrying a keg and antique dutch clothes showed up; ?; he did not talk

what did he find where the old inn used to stand and in the surrounding area? why is the name of the establishment important?

a rickety wooden building; "the union hotel by jonathan doolittle"

how do the catskill mountains change?

color changes with weather (mood)

how does rips fam turn out?

daughter has a child, the son acts like rip

who verifies rips story

diedrick knickerbocker

what are the catskill mountains?

dismembered branch of the appalachians

humor (or irving's attempt at it)?

dog being scared of wife, wife dying from nagging, wife going into the inn, description of the strange men, "thrice blessed" with a nagging wife

what is at the bottom of the mountains?

dutch village

setting?

dutch village around catskill mountains; before & after the revolution

what event can you conclude was happening when rip came back?

election

what does rip and wolf decide to do one day instead of going into town to escape the wife?

go to the woods

what does rip find out about himself?

he has aged 20 years

why is rip upset about leaving the woods that evening?

he has to go home to his wife

how does rip deal with his wife's demands?

he ignores them

what happens when rip tries to stand up?

he is very stiff

what happened when rip tasted the drink?

he kept drinking and fell asleep

what was rip like with his own family duties?

he lacks and doesn't care for the farm

why do the children in rip's community like him so much?

he plays and tells them stories

what does peter vanderdonk say about rips story?

he says its true and that the catskill mountains are haunted

how does the next to last paragraph describe rip in his days after he returns?

he went back to his old ways

why did all the neighbors like rip?

he's willing to help them do things their husbands won't do

why doesn't rips wife like wolf?

hes just like rip, lazy

who does rip meet?

his daughter and her child

what happened to rip one day as he was sitting outside the inn with the other men?

his wife comes and yells at him and the other men

what did rip see under him as he was sitting under a tree up on the mountain? (specific landmark)

hudson river

describe rip van winkle

kind, obedient, henpecked, simple, good-natured

who was nicolas vedder?

landlord of the inn (patriarch of the village)

what does rip find out about the ppl he knew before he left town?

most are gone/dead

descriptions of nature?

mountains, hudson river (?)

how do rips children behave? are they more like rip or his wife? explain.

not well-mannered or well-dressed; act like rip, lazy

who does rip and wolf find in the amphitheater? describe them.

people dressed in quaint fashion, all had beards, and had strange looks

what are the people in the mountain doing?

playing ninepins

what does rip hear the other people talking about? why does this upset him?

rights of citizens, election, members of congress, liberty, bunker's hill, heroes of '76; he is confused

stereotyped characters?

rip and his wife

who is wolf?

rips dog

what happened to rip's wife? how did he react?

she broke a blood vessel while nagging and died; he was relieved

how is rip's wife characterized?

termagant, controlling, nagging

what does rip suspect might have happened to him, and why is he somewhat worried?

that the men tricked him and stole his gun; his wife might be mad

what geographical similarities did rip find to ensure that he was in his native village?

the catskill mountains & the hudson

what does he blame for how everything is appearing to him?

the flagon

what did rip find when he got home?

the house was gone to decay

what changes does rip notice on his way down the mountain and as he enters the village? what strange things does he observe?

the opening isnt there anymore; he doesnt recognize the people in the village

what explanation is given today for the sound of thunder where the story takes place?

the people are playing ninepins

what historical event happened while rip was gone all these years?

the revolutionary war

what is the reaction of the townspeople when rip tells his story abt where he has been?

they didnt believe it

what is odd about these people?

they dont talk

how do they react to rip?

they stare at him

what happened when the people of the town see rip? what do they think he is?

they think hes trying to start a riot; they think he is a tory, spy, or refugee

where was rip when he woke up? what is he missing? describe what he has now.

where he first saw the old man; his gun & dog; fire lock with a rusty barrel, lock falling off, stock worm-eaten