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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Horseman stop pursuits?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) The churchyard.
(c) The bridge.
(d) The graveyard.

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

3. Who lends Ichabod a horse on the night of the Van Tassel event?
(a) Katrina.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A neighboring farmer.
(d) A student's mother.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what war does the Headless Horseman fight?

2. What day does the narrator find Sleepy Hollow?

3. Several stories speak of sightings and abduction of whom?

4. What is the name of the horse Ichabod is given to ride?

5. What is one force greater than the Devil that was to be feared?

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