rip van winkle
What does Rip first notice is different when he approached the village after his nap?
He doesn't recognize people and the people are dressed differently.
What is NOT a physical change that Rip notices about himself after his "nap"
He has lost his ability to hear.
20
How many years had Rip been asleep?
US
RIP Van Winkle represents the
Judith Gardenier
Rip Van Winkles daughter
What happened to Dame Van Winkle after Rip's disappearance?
She fell dead from a burst blood vessel after an altercation with a peddler.
What important event in American history took place during Rip's sleep?
The Revolutionary War
Diedrich Knickerbocker
The actual author says this story was found in this man's papers after he died.
What was different about Rip's gun when he awoke?
The barrel was rusted; the stock was worm-eaten
ragged and wild
What are Rip and Dame Van Winkle's children like at the beginning of the story?
ninepins
What are the strangers playing when Rip Van Winkle first sees them in the amphitheatre?
Dutch
What group of people had settled in Hudson Valley region?
He moved in with his daughter and her husband.
What happened to Rip at the end of the story?
went back to the village
What happened to Rip's dog after Rip fell asleep?
the Kaatskill Mountains
What is the setting of this story?
drinking liquor from the keg
What made Rip Van Winkle fall asleep in the mountains?
He would help everyone else before attending to his own business.
What was Rip Van Winkle's one personality flaw?
It was falling apart and not much grows on it anymore.
What was the condition of Rip Van Winkle's farm?
wolf
What was the name of Rip's dog?
a keg
When Rip sees the first stranger, what is the stranger carrying?
arrogant
Which word would NOT describe Rip Van Winkle?
Washington Irving
Who is the real author of this story?
Hendrick Hudson
ghost; crew of the half moon
henpecked husband
man constantly nagged by his wife
Nicholas Vedder
man who is quiet and shows opinions through the way he smokes; landlord of the old inn
british
nagging wife
Brom Dutcher
neighbor
Jonathan Doolittle
owner of union hotel
Derrick Van Bummel
school master
Rip Van Winkle 2
son
Peter Vanderdonk
the most ancient inhabitant of Rip Van Winkle's village
a high spirit whiskey
what is meant by a moonshine
british are gone and america is free
when he comes back to village
1819
when is story written
Dame Van Winkle
wife
