Edward's Final Exam (Rip Van Winkle)

Rip Van Winkle is an industrious, well-to-do New York farmer. *
True
False

Rip Van Winkle is an industrious, well-to-do New York farmer. *
True
False

false

Dame Van Winkle's sunny disposition is a major factor in the success of the Van Winkle marriage. *
True
False

false

After meeting the mountain people, Rip drinks thirstily from their keg and drops into a deep sleep. *
True
False

true

When Rip awakens, he discovers that his gun has rusted and his dog is gone. *
True
False

true

The length of Rip's sleep is apparently two hundred years. *
True
False

false

When he returns to the village, Rip has difficulty finding his house. *
True
False

true

The first person to recognize Rip is his wife. *
True
False

false

While Rip slept, the country fought a war for its freedom from England. *
True
False

true

Peter Vanderdonk convinces the townspeople that Rip's story must be true. *
True
False

true

In Rip's final years, he is comfortably cared for by his hardworking son. *
True
False

false

Rip Van Winkle is characteristic of the American Romantic hero in that he *
loves nature

has an uneasy relationship with his wife

has appealing childlike qualities

all of the above

all of the above

Irving identifies the source of the story as *
a fictional tale written by Diedrich Knickerbocker

a historical narrative researched and written by Knickerbocker

a myth told to Knickerbocker by natives of the Kaatskill Mountains

Knickerbocker's retelling of a German fairy tale

a historical narrative researched and written by Knickerbocker

The mood established in the opening paragraphs of the story can be described as *
humorous
tragic
ironic
magical

magical

When Irving writes that "a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use," he means that *
silence is golden

farm tools are dulled by constant use

criticism becomes progressively sharper with repetition

tongues can be as sharp as metal tools

criticism becomes progressively sharper with repetition

In the end, most of the inhabitants of Rip's village *

doubt his truthfulness

believe, enjoy, and retell his tale

consider him deluded

ignore his story

believe, enjoy, and retell his tale

malleable *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

readily adaptable or influenced

impunity *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

exemption from punishment or penalty

pestilent *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

harmful or fatal to health or life

adherent *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

a faithful supporter or follower

to reciprocate *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

dapper *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

smartly dressed, trim

rubicund *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

reddish, rosy

to skulk *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

to reiterate *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

to repeat

to desist *

to repeat

smartly dressed, trim

reddish, rosy

readily adaptable or influenced

to punish

a faithful supporter or follower

exemption from punishment or penalty

to give off a bad odor

harmful or fatal to health or life

to stop what one is doing, to cease

to give and receive in exchange, to return in equal measure

to move about, lurk, or hide in a sneaky, stealthy way

to stop what one is doing, to cease