"Rip Van Winkle" Plot
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Plot
"The Devil and Tom Walker" Plot
Literary Devices
Misc.
100
How does Rip respond to his wife’s nagging?
“Shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing” (par 10)
100
What town is Sleepy Hollow close to?
Tarry Town
100
What job does the devil make Tom do for him?
Usurer
100
Find the simile in paragraph 9 of "Rip Van Winkle."
Rip’s son “is seen trooping like a colt”
100
What does Ichabod do when he is scared?
sing psalms
200
What is Rip’s dog’s name?
Wolf
200
Who do people think the headless horseman is?
Hessian soldier from Rev. War
200
What doesn't Tom have with him when he's taken by the devil?
his Bible
200
Find the simile in paragraph 21 of "Rip Van Winkle."
“but the noise of the balls, which, whenever they were rolled, echoed along the mountains like rumbling peals of thunder.”
200
What is Rip's daughter's name?
Judith
300
What causes Rip to go to sleep?
Drinking the beverage from the Dutch people.
300
How else (besides being a teacher) does Ichabod make money?
Singing teacher
300
What 2 body parts are left of Tom's wife after her encounter with the devil?
heart and liver
300
Identify irony in paragraph 18 of "The Legends of Sleepy Hollow."
"He would delight them equally by his anecdotes of witchcraft...and would frighten them wofully with speculations of comets and shooting stars"
300
What is the setting of "Rip Van Winkle"?
in a village at the foot of the Kaatskill mountains
400
What is the first thing people ask Rip after he returns to the village?
On which side did you vote?
400
What is Ichabod’s horse’s name?
he doesn’t have a horse, he borrows one; 1 point: Gunpowder
400
What is the devil commonly called according to the story?
Old Scratch
400
Identify foreshadowing in paragraph 27 of "The Legends of Sleepy Hollow."
"He was famed for great knowledge and skill in horsemanship, being as dexterous on horseback as a Tartar."
400
When Ichabod goes to the Van Tassel's party, what first gains his attention?
the food
500
Who is Nicholaus Vedder?
The landlord of the inn where men gather pre-revolution to gossip and be idle.
500
What is Ichabod’s favorite book?
History of New England Witchcraft by Cotton Mather
500
In what state does "The Devil and Tom Walker" take place?
Massachusetts
500
Identify irony in paragraph 24 of "Rip Van Winkle."
"Surely I have not slept here all night.”
500
spell the name of the person who supposedly came across and/or wrote "The Legends of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"
Diedrich Knickerbocker
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