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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ichabod's focus from the moment he visits the Van Tassel's home?
(a) To win Katrina's hand in marriage.
(b) To steal the Van Tassel's farm.
(c) To defeat the Headless Horseman.
(d) To sing in front of Katrina.

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

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

4. Which character values Katrina more than a pipe?
(a) Her father.
(b) Brom.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Ichabod.

5. What is Ichabod's favorite thing to do?
(a) Read.
(b) Dance.
(c) Eat.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what war does the Headless Horseman fight?

2. What is Van Brunt known for?

3. How does the author describe Brom Van Brunt?

4. How many years have passed between the actual story and the narrator's telling of it?

5. What does Baltus Van Tassel do to support his family?

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