Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment; What can you infer about Rip Van Winkle’s character from the description? He is hard working. He is very inventive. He is lazy. He is mean-spirited.

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