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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years have passed between the actual story and the narrator's telling of it?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Sixteen years.

3. What river is Sleepy Hollow beside?
(a) The New York River.
(b) The Mississippi River.
(c) The Hudson River.
(d) The Styxx River.

4. What does the author compare Ichabod to?
(a) A knight.
(b) An explorer.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A squire.

5. What does Ichabod feast his eyes on first when he arrives at the Van Tassel's home?
(a) Brom.
(b) Katrina.
(c) Mrs. Van Tassel.
(d) The food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing Katrina is known to do?

2. What animal does Ichabod resemble as he sits astride the horse with his angled limbs protruding awkwardly?

3. What does Ichabod hope to gain from Katrina?

4. What is the horse known to do when around a horse of the opposite sex?

5. What is one thing Brom Bones does to Ichabod to try to get him to stop seeking Katrina's hand in marriage?

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