"Rip Van Winkle" and "The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow"

What is the genre of "Rip Van Winkle"?

• science fiction

• romance

• short story

• poetry

The antagonist in the story of Rip Van Winkle is...

• Wolf.

• Judith.

• Dame Van Winkle.

• King George.

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The strange men Rip Van Winkle met over the mountain were

• bowling.

• digging holes.

• trying to get away from their wives.

• building homes.

What does Rip find when he wakes up and returns home?

• The house was in decay and the windows were broken.

• Dame had a nice dinner waiting for Rip.

• Rip's friends helped build a new house for Rip and his family.

• King George had sold the tavern.

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Rip was asleep for

• 200 years.

• 1776 years.

• 20 years.

• 2 days.

Rip slept through the

• Civil War.

• War of 1812.

• French Revolution.

• American Revolutionary War.

The mountains where Rip Van Winkle had his adventure are said to be haunted by

• the Headless Horseman.

• Henry Hudson and his crew members.

• Dame Van Winkle.

• Rip Van Winkle.

Who is telling the story of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

• Ichabod Crane
• Katrina Van Tassel

• a narrator
• a student at Ichabod's school

The people of Sleepy Hollow are of _____ heritage.

• French

• Spanish

• Dutch

• Italian

Ichabod's borrowed horse which he rides to Katrina's party is described as

• a broken-down plow-horse.

• a purebred show horse.

• a wild stallion.

• a milk cow.