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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 does Rip do while he is resting on the mountainside?
2. How does Wolf react to the stranger on the mountainside?
3. When Rip finds the path that he and the strange man took on the night before, what surprising change has happened?
4. What is Rip's first worry when he wakes up on the mountainside in the morning?
5. When he is resting on the mountainside, what sound alerts Rip that someone is nearby?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What do the men in the amphitheater remind Rip of, and what is this meant to signify?
3. As Rip tries to retrace his steps from the night before, what changes does he find on the mountainside itself?
4. When Rip wakes up in the mountains, what changes does he immediately notice?
5. Explain what the natural "amphitheater" is and how Rip and the stranger reach it.
6. When Rip reenters the village, what changes does he notice before he gets to his house?
7. What two things does Rip at first find odd about the stranger in the mountains?
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 does the man in the mountains want Rip's help with, and how does he communicate this?
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
Analyze the thematic purpose of including Rip's son and grandson in the story. Be sure to use textual evidence to defend your claims.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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