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Rip Van Vinkle reading comprehension

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  • What were the men at the clearing doing?
    playing bowling/nine pins
  • Did everybody like Rip?
    people and children did, but not his wife
  • Why did children like Rip?
    Because he repaired their toys and told them stories
  • Where was Rip´s wife after he woke up?
    dead
  • Who did he meet in the woods?
    A strange man with a keg.
  • Why did Rip run away to the woods?
    His wife was nagging him to work.
  • What mountains were nearby the village?
    Catskill Mountains
  • Who did Rip find at home?
    his adult daughter
  • What did Rip like to do?
    go to inn with friends or wander around woods
  • What was inside the keg?
    strong liquor
  • What did Rip like to do?
    go to inn or to the woods
  • How long did he sleep?
    20 years
  • Where did it happen?
    in a small Dutch village
  • Name three different things when Rip woke up.
    long grey beard, rusty rifle, missing dog