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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How might Rip's house be described?
2. Who is "Dame" Van Winkle?
3. Under what pseudonym was "Rip Van Winkle" published?
4. In the frame narrative, the reader is told that the main story's narrator gets his information from the wives of the "burghers" (28). Whose wives are these?
5. Who is the author of "Rip Van Winkle"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Rip's relationship with the dog contrasts with his wife's relationship with the dog.
2. Explain the relationship of Washington Irving, Diedrich Knickerbocker, and Geoffrey Crayon.
3. Describe the contents of the story's epigraph and tell how this relates to the frame narrative.
4. What do Rip and his friends do when they gather together outside the village inn, and how does this characterize Rip?
5. Describe the relationship between Rip and his wife.
6. How is the setting of the Catskills described?
7. Explain what the frame narrative says about the historian who recorded Rip's story--where does his work come from, and how reliable is it?
8. Describe the condition of Rip's children.
9. Describe the condition of Rip's home and farm.
10. What relationship does Rip have with the village children, and how does it characterize him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify the proposition "Washington Irving's 'Rip Van Winkle' is a clear early example of American Romanticism." Be sure to offer textual evidence for your claims and cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the use of the frame narrative in "Rip Van Winkle." Establish both how Irving employs the frame narrative and what you believe its purpose in this story is. Finally, analyze the impact of this rhetorical choice on Irving's success in conveying his theme. Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you analyze the names of characters in this story. What patterns do you see, and what thematic significance do they have? Be sure to use textual evidence to defend your claims.
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