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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is impressive about the Van Tassel's home?
(a) It is historic.
(b) It has electricity.
(c) It has expensive furnishings and ornaments.
(d) It has been built by slaves.

3. What is Katrina known to have the prettiest of in all the countryside?
(a) Hands.
(b) Face.
(c) Hair.
(d) Foot and ankle.

4. What does the narrator compare Ichabod's students' voices at the schoolhouse to?
(a) The whimpering of puppies.
(b) The growling of dogs.
(c) The roaring of lions.
(d) The hum of a beehive.

5. What does the author consider to be a quest for Ichabod?
(a) Winning the right to sing in front of the church.
(b) Defeating the Headless Horseman.
(c) Winning Katrina's hand in marriage.
(d) Breaking the school house's cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ichabod meets the dark figure, what does he do?

2. Whom begins to ride along Ichabod as he and Gunpowder head home after the Van Tassel party?

3. The men's conversation at the party move from one type of stories to what kind of stories?

4. The disclaimer at the beginning of the tales state the papers belonged to who?

5. What does the narrator say lies in Gunpowder's good eye?

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