ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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AMERICAN LITERATURE

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He now suspected that the great roysters of the mountain had put a trick upon him, and having dosed him with liquor, had robbed him of his gun. Wolf, too, had disappeared, but he might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge. The word “roysters” means “roosters.”
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rip Van Winkle’s biggest problem in the story is that he has a tendency to avoid work whenever possible. This is why he enters the forest. He wants to escape his wife, who is constantly complaining about his laziness. While in the forest, he is enchanted after drinking a strange liquor given to him by mysterious men.

Detailed explanation-2: -How does this description of the Kaatskill Mountains affect the text? It lends credibility to Rip’s explanation of his disappearance, which helps him reconnect and reclaim his place within his community.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a long ramble of the kind, on a fine autumnal day, Rip had unconsciously scrambled to one of the highest parts of the Kaatskill mountains. He was after his favorite sport of squirrel-shooting, and the still solitudes had echoed and re-echoed with the reports of his gun.

Detailed explanation-4: -(a) Where did Rip van winkle live? Ans: – Rip van winkle lived in a little village, at the foothills of the Kaatskill Mountains.

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