Rip Van Winkle

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He goes to the Inn or to the Mountains to hunt with his dog

How does Rip get away from his wife

20 years

How long did Rip sleep

Ragged and wild

What are Rip and Dame Van Winkle's children like at the beginning of the story?

Hudson River, Henry Hudson, General Washington, King George

What are some of the Historical Settings in Rip Van Winkle?

Ninepins

What are the strangers playing when Rip Van Winkle first sees them in the amphitheatre?

American Revolution

What did Rip sleep through?

He doesn't recognize the people and they are dressed differently

What does Rip first notice is different when he approached the village after his nap?

She doesn't like that he doesn't want to work

What does Rip's wife dislike about him

Dutch

What group of people had settled in Hudson Valley region?

He moved in with his daughter and her husband.

What happened to Rip and the end of the story?

He returned to the village

What happened to Rips dog after he fell asleep?

Wolf

What is the name of Rips dog?

He had sampled the strangers liquor

What made Rip fall asleep?

Catskill Mountains

What mountains does Rip hunt in?

His beard was gray and a foot longer and his joints were stiff

What physical changes did Rip notice about himself when he woke up

a stern, nagging, domineering wife

What type of wife does Rip have?

He would help everyone else before attending to his own business and he was lazy

What was Rips personality flaw?

The barrel was rusted; the stock was worm-eaten

What was different about his gun when he woke up?

It was falling apart with not much growth on it

What was the condition of Rips farm?

1760

What year does the story begin?

George Washington

When Rip returns to the pub, what portrait does he find has replaced the portrait of King George III?

A keg( alcohol)

When Rip sees the first stranger, what is the stranger carrying?

In the Catskill Mountains

Where did Rip fall asleep?

Hendrick Hudson

Who did Rip meet up in the hills?

The spirits of Henry Hudson and his crew

Who does Rip meet in the mountains before falling asleep?

Washington Irving

Who wrote Rip Van Winkle?


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