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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the church located?
(a) Isolated near a farm.
(b) By a river.
(c) Isolated and nearby trees were shourd in darkness.
(d) In the center of town.

2. What do the country people hear haunting through the village?
(a) Screams.
(b) Howls.
(c) Ichabod melodious psalms.
(d) Galloping.

3. How is Ichabod able to spread gossip?
(a) By sending notes home with students.
(b) By boarding from house to house.
(c) By sending letters.
(d) By spending time with women on Sunday.

4. What kind of horse is lent to Ichabod?
(a) A steed.
(b) A plow horse.
(c) A warrior horse.
(d) A racehorse.

5. How many years have passed between the actual story and the narrator's telling of it?
(a) Sixteen years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the farmers at Van Tassel's party?

2. What does the narrator compare Ichabod's pliability and perseverance to?

3. What do the villagers believe happened to Ichabod?

4. What does the author consider to be a quest for Ichabod?

5. What does Ichabod do to quell his fears when walking home at night?

(see the answer key)

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