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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brom Bones want to settle the dispute for Katrina's hand in marriage?
(a) With a duel.
(b) With a hunting contest.
(c) With a sword fight.
(d) With brute force.

2. What is one thing Ichabod helps the farmers do?
(a) Bale hay.
(b) Load wagons.
(c) Sing songs.
(d) Cut wood.

3. What animal does Ichabod resemble as he sits astride the horse with his angled limbs protruding awkwardly?
(a) A bird.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A snake.
(d) A bear.

4. How does Ichabod endear himself to mothers?
(a) By singing to their children.
(b) By teaching their children.
(c) By tending to their small children.
(d) By disciplining their children.

5. What are the boys from Sleepy Hollow called?
(a) Sleepy Skaters.
(b) The Sleepy Hollow Boys.
(c) Hollow Hunters.
(d) Sleepy Hollow Merrimakers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Ichabod's focus from the moment he visits the Van Tassel's home?

3. Which story dominates the conversation between the men the night of the Van Tassel feast?

4. What does the Headless Horseman search for in the village each day?

5. What is the one thing that causes Ichabod's interest to become a "holy" cause?

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