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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the one adjective the author uses to describe Van Brunt?
(a) Burly.
(b) Skinny.
(c) Brunt.
(d) Calm.

4. What do Brom Bones and his boys do to the school house furniture?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Sell it.
(c) Take it out of the school.
(d) Move it around.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the neighboring town described after the poem at the beginning of the story?

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

3. What is the cabin's construction compared to in the story?

4. Which character's home is "bursting forth with the treasures of the farm"?

5. Where is Ichabod originally from?

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