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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men's conversation at the party move from one type of stories to what kind of stories?
(a) Hunting stories.
(b) Ghost stories.
(c) Fishing stories.
(d) Love stories.

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

3. What does Brom's horse say about him?
(a) He is a devil.
(b) He is mischievous.
(c) He is Satan.
(d) He takes chances.

4. Where does the Horseman stop pursuits?
(a) The churchyard.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The graveyard.

5. What does Brom Bones tell the other men he does with the Headless Horseman?
(a) Race against him on Daredevil.
(b) Fight him and escaped.
(c) Stop the Horseman from taking someone's head.
(d) Find his head for the Horseman.

6. What do Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane have in common?
(a) They both hunt.
(b) They both want to buy a house.
(c) They both want to defeat the Headless Horseman.
(d) They both want to marry Katrina.

7. In what war does the Headless Horseman fight?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Revoluntionary War.
(c) The French and Indian War.
(d) World War I.

8. Many men are contenders for Katrina's hand. Which of the following is one of them?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) Headless Horseman.
(d) Brom Van Brunt.

9. What other area does Ichabod instruct students?
(a) Music.
(b) Map making.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Geography.

10. Whose mouth "...watered as he looed upon this sumptous promise of luxurious winter fare?"
(a) Baltus.
(b) Katrina's.
(c) Brom's.
(d) Ichabod's.

11. What is Ichabod's focus from the moment he visits the Van Tassel's home?
(a) To steal the Van Tassel's farm.
(b) To defeat the Headless Horseman.
(c) To win Katrina's hand in marriage.
(d) To sing in front of Katrina.

12. What is Ichabod's favorite thing to do?
(a) Eat.
(b) Read.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

13. What is Ichabod invited to do at the Van Tassel's home?
(a) Come to a party.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Tutor Katrina.

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

15. Several stories speak of sightings and abduction of whom?
(a) Brom Bones.
(b) A wounded soldier.
(c) Major Andre.
(d) Katrina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one force greater than the Devil that was to be feared?

2. Which character values Katrina more than a pipe?

3. What does the author refer to Van Tassel's home as?

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

5. What does Ichabod's horse do when he tries to cross the stream's bridge?

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