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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ichabod live for weeks at a time?
(a) At his students' home.
(b) At a castle.
(c) At the church.
(d) At an inn.

2. Where must the Headless Horseman return each day?
(a) To his horse.
(b) To his mother's home.
(c) To the place of his death.
(d) To his grave in the cemetery.

3. 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.

4. The disclaimer at the beginning of the tales state the papers belonged to who?
(a) Brom Bones.
(b) Ichabod Crane.
(c) Katrina Van Tassel.
(d) Diedrech Knickerbocker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day does the narrator find Sleepy Hollow?

2. What does Ichabod use often to discipline students?

3. What does Ichabod feast his eyes on first when he arrives at the Van Tassel's home?

4. What do Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane have in common?

5. What do Brom Bones and his boys do to the school house furniture?

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