“Rip Van Winkle” Reading Questions Name Hour Date

Short answer: Do use complete sentences.

27. 
    What characteristics do you associate with a wolf? Why is “Wolf” an amusing name for Rip’s dog?
    

The reason why the dog named as "Wolf" is to reveal the characteristics of it, such as, courageous, honourable. The dog never barks to him.

28. 
    How does Irving characterize the newly born country of America? What do the hotel, the image of George Washington, the behavior of the crowd, and Rip’s attitude toward these changes show us about the new nation?
    

The hotel was a complete contrast of inn,tbere were many people who were arguing about politics.

29. 
    What evidence is there that Rip’s encounter with the men in the mountains was all just part of a dream that he had when he fell asleep?
    

It was not a dream that he fall asleep for 21years and these old men also was not a dream of Rip's