rip van winkle

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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


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