Question

Which of the following descriptions most resembles the Kaat-Skill Mountains as they are described in Rip Van Winkle?

A.
The Kaat-Skills were a dirty, uninviting place characterized by dreary, faded colors.

B.
The Kaat-Skills were a place of almost magical colors that changed with each season and each change of the weather.

C.
The Kaat-Skills were a dark, foreboding place full of danger and menace.

D.
The Kaat-Skills were a place where country people adopted city lifestyles sooner than most.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B.The Kaat-Skills were a place of almost magical colors that changed with each season and each change of the weather.

The mountains and their beauty were described in detail in order to present the beauty of the region. The opening of the story has you see the entire region and the mountains and then it slowly focuses more and more towards the place where Rip Van Winkle lives, so you get the chance to see the entire region and not just his house.