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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other topic does Ichabod show great interest in learning?
(a) The occult.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The facts about Sleepy Hollow.
(d) The geography of New York State.

2. What does Ichabod Crane do for a living?
(a) He's a mechanic.
(b) He's a preacher.
(c) He's a school teacher.
(d) He's a doctor.

3. What is the name of the neighboring town described after the poem at the beginning of the story?
(a) Sleepy Hollow.
(b) New York City.
(c) Tarry Town.
(d) Buffalo.

4. What does Ichabod's physical features mimic?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A dolphin.
(d) A crane.

5. In Ichabod's imagination, what does natural sights and sounds become as he walked home at night?
(a) His imagination.
(b) Animals.
(c) Ghosts and phantasms.
(d) Pranksters.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, this region of Sleepy Hollow "breathed forth" what kind of atmosphere?

2. The disclaimer at the beginning of the tales state the papers belonged to who?

3. Who does Katrina whirl around and dance with?

4. According to the legend, how does the Headless Horseman lose his head?

5. Whom does the homeowners of Sleepy Hollow hear singing psalms at night?

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