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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other area does Ichabod instruct students?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Music.
(c) Geography.
(d) Map making.

2. What does the narrator believe about Sleepy Hollow's people and their customs?
(a) They are fun.
(b) They are full of modernization.
(c) Their customs evolve over time.
(d) They do not change.

3. What does Brom Bones's dog do when Ichabod sings?
(a) Howls.
(b) Whines.
(c) Eats.
(d) Growls.

4. What is the one thing Katrina is known to do?
(a) Flirt.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Smoke.

5. According to the legend, where does the Headless Horseman appear each night?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) The fields.
(c) The churchyard.
(d) The woods.

6. What is Ichabod's real love?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Eating.
(c) Katrina.
(d) Singing.

7. What do the men discuss immediately after the dancing at the Van Tassel party?
(a) They share battle bravery.
(b) They smoke pipes together.
(c) They swap hunting stories.
(d) They share beers.

8. What does the author consider to be a quest for Ichabod?
(a) Breaking the school house's cabin.
(b) Defeating the Headless Horseman.
(c) Winning the right to sing in front of the church.
(d) Winning Katrina's hand in marriage.

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

10. How does the author describe Brom Van Brunt?
(a) Bald and medium build.
(b) Curly blonde hair and skinny shoulders.
(c) Straight hair and narrow shoulders.
(d) Curly dark hair and broad shoulders.

11. What does the author refer to Van Tassel's home as?
(a) An estate.
(b) A home.
(c) A castle.
(d) A palace.

12. What is impressive about the Van Tassel's home?
(a) It has expensive furnishings and ornaments.
(b) It is historic.
(c) It has been built by slaves.
(d) It has electricity.

13. What does Ichabod take a long time doing before going to the Van Tassel event?
(a) He cuts his hair.
(b) He eats a big meal.
(c) He takes great care in his appearance.
(d) He washes his horse.

14. What does Brom Bones tell the other men he does with the Headless Horseman?
(a) Find his head for the Horseman.
(b) Fight him and escaped.
(c) Race against him on Daredevil.
(d) Stop the Horseman from taking someone's head.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Brom Bones's horse?

2. What other name is The Headless Horseman called?

3. Where is the church located?

4. Which character values Katrina more than a pipe?

5. What river is Sleepy Hollow beside?

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