Quiz 1

For how many years did Rip van Winkle fall asleep?

20

What is the name of the young lady Crane wants to have a relationship with?

Katrina Van Tassel

in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" what was Crane's profession?

School master

The story of "Rip van Winkle" was 'found' among the papers of what fictitious writer?

Diedrich Knickerbocker

What is the nickname of Crane's adversary/opponent?

Brom Bones

In a sentence, list a couple of Brom Bones' negative traits.

Brom is always prone to a fight or a prank. He wants to fight with Ichabod to decide who should have Katrina.

In a sentence, why did Rio van Winkle and Dame van Winkle argue so much?

Dam van Winkle would nag and complain to Rip van Winkle to help around the house constantly, and that always spurred an argument since Rip doesn't like to work around the house.

When Irving died, he was working on a biography of what famous American?

George Washington

what or who is now painted on the sign outside of the Inn (it was once King George)?

George Washington

Rip van Winkle was born into a province of white colonial power?

Great Britain

In a sentence, list a couple of Crane's negative traits.

Ichabod Crane is lazy and selfish; we can see this in his obsession with wanting to marry Katrina. He wants to earn wealth as quickly and as easily as possible.

something very important happened while Rip was asleep. What was it?

The Revolutionary War

what was the name of Rip van Winkle's dog?

Wolf