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Which was the strongest influence on Washington Irving's writing?
- European Rationalism
- European Romanticism
- European landscapes
- European city life
European myths and folktales, as well as Romantic ideas about country life, strongly influenced Irving's tales.
European myths and folktales, as well as Romantic ideas about country life, strongly influenced Irving's tales.
European myths and folktales, as well as Romantic ideas about country life, strongly influenced Irving's tales.
European myths and folktales, as well as Romantic ideas about country life, strongly influenced Irving's tales.
What motive did Brom Van Brunt have to get rid of Ichabod Crane?
- Katrina Van Tassel did not like Ichabod, and Brom wanted to please her.
- Ichabod had beaten Brom's brother in school.
- Brom loved to play practical jokes.
- Ichabod was courting Katrina, the girl Brom wanted to marry.
Brom saw Ichabod as competition for Katrina's hand and thus resented him.
Brom saw Ichabod as competition for Katrina's hand and thus resented him.
Brom saw Ichabod as competition for Katrina's hand and thus resented him.
Brom saw Ichabod as competition for Katrina's hand and thus resented him.
Read the description of Brom Van Brunt below.
He was broad-shouldered and double-jointed, with short curly black hair, and a bluff but not unpleasant countenance, having a mingled air of fun and arrogance. From his Herculean frame and great powers of limb he had received the nickname of BROM BONES, by which he was universally known. He was famed for great knowledge and skill in horsemanship, being as dexterous on horseback as a Tartar. He was foremost at all races and cock fights; and, with the ascendancy which bodily strength always acquires in rustic life, was the umpire in all disputes, setting his hat on one side, and giving his decisions with an air and tone that admitted of no gainsay or appeal. He was always ready for either a fight or a frolic; but had more mischief than ill-will in his composition; and with all his overbearing roughness, there was a strong dash of waggish good humor at bottom.
How do Irving's words portray Brom?
- strong yet clumsy
- strong but stupid
- aggressive and vicious
- aggressive but playful
Irving's description creates a picture of Brom as a formidable foe who nevertheless has a sense of humor.
Irving's description creates a picture of Brom as a formidable foe who nevertheless has a sense of humor.
Irving's description creates a picture of Brom as a formidable foe who nevertheless has a sense of humor.
Irving's description creates a picture of Brom as a formidable foe who nevertheless has a sense of humor.
What typical Romantic figure does Ichabod best represent?
- the noble scholar bringing knowledge to peasants
- the simple, fanciful country farmer
- the worldly but unwise city person
- the clever, good-humored trickster
Irving contrasts Ichabod unflatteringly with the simple and good-humored country folk.
Irving contrasts Ichabod unflatteringly with the simple and good-humored country folk.
Irving contrasts Ichabod unflatteringly with the simple and good-humored country folk.
Irving contrasts Ichabod unflatteringly with the simple and good-humored country folk.
How is Ichabod's fear of the supernatural significant to the story's plot?
- It prepares us for the appearance of the Headless Horseman.
- It makes Ichabod an easy target for Brom's mischief.
- It foreshadows Ichabod's mysterious death.
- It makes Ichabod seem like a ridiculous figure.
Ichabod's horrified obsession with the supernatural sets him up as the perfect victim of Brom's prank.
Ichabod's horrified obsession with the supernatural sets him up as the perfect victim of Brom's prank.
Ichabod's horrified obsession with the supernatural sets him up as the perfect victim of Brom's prank.
Ichabod's horrified obsession with the supernatural sets him up as the perfect victim of Brom's prank.
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