How long is Rip asleep in the woods ?
Correct answer: B. Twenty years
- A. Fifty years
- B. Twenty years
- C. One hundred years
- D. Eighty years
Explanation
Rip Van Winkle sleeps for twenty years, during which the American colonies become the United States. The long sleep explains his bewilderment when he returns to the village.
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