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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the narrator doing the day he happens upon Sleepy Hollow?
(a) Walking.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Hiking.

2. According to the legend, how does the Headless Horseman lose his head?
(a) He is beheaded by a dagger.
(b) He is beheaded by an ax.
(c) He is beheaded by a cannon.
(d) He is beheaded by a sword.

3. What does the narrator likens Brom's attempts at courting to?
(a) To the gentle caresses of a sword.
(b) To the gentle caresses of a bear.
(c) To the clawing of a wolverine.
(d) To the cawing of a crow.

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

5. What does the Headless Horseman search for in the village each day?
(a) His gun.
(b) His horse.
(c) His wife.
(d) His head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom begins to ride along Ichabod as he and Gunpowder head home after the Van Tassel party?

2. As he and Gunpowder head home, who does Ichabod believe the rider on the dark horse alongside him to be?

3. To those in Sleepy Hollow, Brom Van Burnt is considered to be a ______.

4. What is the name of Katrina's mother?

5. What does Ichabod do to the students the evening of the Van Tassel event?

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