NEED HELP ASAP! 5 QUESTIONS! 100 PTS 1. Which details from “Rip Van Winkle” reflect characteristics of an American mythology?
Select the two correct answers.
A. Dame Van Winkle is an exaggerated character whose excessive nagging affects Rip Van Winkle's behavior as well as the plot of the story.
B. The village in which the Van Winkles live is set in a beautiful part of the country, surrounded by woods and mountains.
C. Rip Van Winkle returns to his village after mysteriously disappearing twenty years earlier.
D. Rip Van Winkle and his wife, like many married couples, struggle to get along and to make a living.
(I think its A and C)

2. American mythologies touch on several themes.
One theme is that America is a natural wilderness full of endless possibilities.
Select the two details from “Rip Van Winkle” that develop this theme.
A. The imagery of the village and the surrounding mountains conveys the beauty and simplicity of communities as well as the splendor of the American landscape.
B. The enchanted characters and the mysterious events that occur in the story establish that America’s future is unpredictable.
C. The vivid and colorful language used to describe America’s landscapes develops a mood of uncertainty and mystery.
D. The descriptions of America establish it as a place where the imagination can flourish and where new ideas, art forms, and economic opportunities can emerge.
(I think its A and D)

3. An element of a national mythology is that it highlights the nation's values and ideals.
How is this reflected in “Rip Van Winkle”?
Select the two correct answers.
A. Rip is characterized negatively due to his laziness and inability to support his family.
B. The characters demonstrate self-awareness by acknowledging their weaknesses and working toward improvement.
C. Rip’s positive attitude and generosity are highlighted in the story.
D. The village where Rip lives represents the hardworking, diverse communities that make up young America.

4. Read the excerpt from “Rip Van Winkle.”
"Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers."
What do the words “perfect barometers” suggest?
A. People admire the mountains for their ever-changing appearance.
B. The mountains are only accessible when the weather is fair.
C. The air pressure in the mountains rises and falls throughout the day.
D. People look to the mountains to predict the weather.
(I think its B)

5. Which excerpt from “Rip Van Winkle” best shows that Washington Irving finds humor in the Van Winkles’ relationship?
A. “As to Rip’s son and heir, who was the ditto of himself, seen leaning against the tree, he was employed to work on the farm; but evinced an hereditary disposition to attend to any thing else but his business.”
B. “I have observed that he was a simple, good-natured man; he was moreover a kind neighbor, and an obedient, henpecked husband.”
C. “True it is, in all points of spirit befitting an honorable dog, he was as courageous an animal as ever scoured the woods—”
D. “A termagant wife may, therefore, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing; and if so, Rip Van Winkle was thrice blessed.”