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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Katrina Van Tassel?
(a) 30.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

2. Which character's home is "bursting forth with the treasures of the farm"?
(a) Van Tassel's.
(b) Smith.
(c) Ichabod's.
(d) Brom's.

3. What is the cabin's construction compared to in the story?
(a) An eelpot.
(b) A home.
(c) A crooked cabin.
(d) A slippery slope.

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

5. What does Ichabod hope to gain from Katrina?
(a) Marriage and a new home.
(b) Marriage and limitless food.
(c) Marriage and wealth.
(d) Marriage and lots of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Ichabod's eyes?

2. Who lends Ichabod a horse on the night of the Van Tassel event?

3. According to the narrator, this region of Sleepy Hollow "breathed forth" what kind of atmosphere?

4. Where does the Horseman stop pursuits?

5. How many years have passed between the actual story and the narrator's telling of it?

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