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English, 24.10.2021 18:20 ashleyc2442

I know answer to part A and want to check my work for part B. Part A:
Which statements describe themes developed in “Rip Van Winkle”?

Select the two correct answers.

When life becomes challenging, there is solace and comfort to be found in nature. (correct)

For some, living in the past is preferable to living in the future. (correct)

Focusing one’s attention on helping others creates an excuse to neglect personal responsibilities.

It is possible to change from bad to good.

Part B

Which details from the story best develop the themes answered in Part A?

Select the two correct answers.

“Rip was ready to attend to anybody’s business but his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order, it was impossible.”

“It was some time before he could get into the regular track of gossip, or could be made to comprehend the strange events that had taken place during his torpor.”

“Poor Rip was at last reduced almost to despair; and his only alternative to escape from the labor of the farm and the clamor of his wife, was to take gun in hand, and stroll away into the woods.”

“A termagant wife may, therefore, in some respects, be considered a tolerable blessing; and if so, Rip Van Winkle was thrice blessed.”

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