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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. When Rip is tired from hunting, he lies down on a knoll. What is he lying on?
2. What strikes Rip as very odd about the way the men on the mountainside are behaving?
3. Everything that happens to Rip on the morning after he meets the strangers on the mountain makes him feel "perplexities" (36). What does this mean that is Rip feeling?
4. On page 35, Rip is "tempted to repeat the draught." How is the word "draught" pronounced?
5. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Rip tries to retrace his steps from the night before, what changes does he find on the mountainside itself?
2. When Rip reenters the village, what changes does he notice before he gets to his house?
3. When Rip wakes up in the mountains, what changes does he immediately notice?
4. What do the men in the amphitheater remind Rip of, and what is this meant to signify?
5. What two things does Rip at first find odd about the stranger in the mountains?
6. What noise does Rip hear as he and the stranger make their way up the mountain, and what does the noise later turn out to be?
7. Explain what the natural "amphitheater" is and how Rip and the stranger reach it.
8. What is Wolf's reaction to the stranger in the mountains, and how does it ironically relate to what happens upon Rip's return to the village?
9. What two things does Rip find the most unusual about the men in the amphitheater?
10. What does the man in the mountains want Rip's help with, and how does he communicate this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the use of Dutch identity in this story. What do you notice about the connection of the Dutch settlers to Europe, and how are their culture and colonial history being put to use? 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 argue for or against the proposition that Dame Van Winkle is an allegorical representation of Great Britain. Be sure to offer textual evidence for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Rip's reactions to the episode in the mountains from when he meets the first stranger through his first moments of waking on the morning afterward. Would you say that his behavior in this episode is consistent with his earlier characterization, or not, and why? Be sure to use textual evidence to defend your claims.
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