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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ichabod's horse do when he tries to cross the stream's bridge?
(a) The animal resists.
(b) It moves around in circles.
(c) It moves ahead.
(d) It moves backward.

3. When does the Headless Horseman make his runs through the village?
(a) At daybreak.
(b) At midnight.
(c) At night.
(d) At sunset.

4. What does Baltus Van Tassel do to support his family?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A big inn.
(c) A profitable general store.
(d) A big productive farm.

5. What is the time period of the story?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1701.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1776.

Short Answer Questions

1. Van Brunt is known in Sleepy Hollow for being what?

2. What is Ichabod's greatest fear of encountering when walking home at night?

3. According to the legend, how does the Headless Horseman lose his head?

4. What country are the descendants of Sleepy Hollow from?

5. What does the narrator believe about Sleepy Hollow's people and their customs?

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