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Part A

Which statements describe themes developed in “Rip Van Winkle”?

Select the two correct answers.

People are naturally inclined to want to escape from tyranny.

Mistakes often result in powerful lessons.

There are those who work to be productive, and those who work to look busy.

It takes bravery and strength to choose to go to fight for one’s country.



part B - Points depend on a correct response in Part A.

Which details from the story best develop the themes answered in Part A?

Select the two correct answers.

“The great error in Rip’s composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor.”

“‘He went off to the wars, too, was a great militia general, and is now in Congress.’”

“He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward.”

“How that there had been a revolutionary war—that the country had thrown off the yoke of old England—and that, instead of being a subject of his majesty George the Third he was now a free citizen of the United States.”

Respuesta :

The statements that were used in the description of the themes in “Rip Van Winkle include:

  • There are those who work to be productive, and those who work to look busy.
  • People are naturally inclined to want to escape from tyranny.

Also, the details from the story that are vital in developing the themes that were answered in Part A include:

  • "The great error in Rip's composition was an insuperable aversion to all kinds of profitable labor."
  • "How that there had been a revolutionary war..."

What was the story about?

A man who went to the mountains and encountered some enigmatic Dutchmen who gave him alcohol before he passed out is the subject of the tale "Rip Van Winkle."

In the macabre tale Rip Van Winkle, a commonplace 19th-century guy who lives in the Dutch Kaatskills is depicted (currently the Catskills of New York). He has a difficult relationship with his demanding wife, Dame Van Winkle, and on one particularly terrible day, he flees to the woods with his dog and his rifle.

Learn more about Rip Van Winkle on:

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