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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. What do Rip and the stranger climb up on their way up the mountainside?
2. What are the "flagons" that the men on the mountainside have (34)?
3. How does Rip end up drinking some of the men's strange liquor?
4. On page 33, Rip complies with the stranger's request with "his usual alacrity." How does Rip comply?
5. When Rip wakes in the morning on the mountainside, what does he think has happened to his gun?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. What two things does Rip at first find odd about the stranger in the mountains?
4. What do the men in the amphitheater remind Rip of, and what is this meant to signify?
5. When Rip reenters the village, what changes does he notice before he gets to his house?
6. Explain what the natural "amphitheater" is and how Rip and the stranger reach it.
7. What does the man in the mountains want Rip's help with, and how does he communicate this?
8. When Rip wakes up in the mountains, what changes does he immediately notice?
9. As Rip tries to retrace his steps from the night before, what changes does he find on the mountainside itself?
10. What two things does Rip find the most unusual about the men in the amphitheater?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an analysis of the diction in "Rip Van Winkle." Offer a claim about its character and purpose: consider its elevation, is concreteness, and its connotative aspects. Be sure to offer quoted textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the thematic purpose of the "Note" at the end of the story. Be sure to use textual evidence to defend your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you defend a claim about what you believe happened to Rip in the mountains. Were the strange men real? Ghosts? A dream? Did Rip make them up entirely? Use textual evidence to defend your point of view.
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