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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the legend, how does the Headless Horseman lose his head?
(a) He is beheaded by a cannon.
(b) He is beheaded by an ax.
(c) He is beheaded by a sword.
(d) He is beheaded by a dagger.

4. What is the one thing that causes Ichabod's interest to become a "holy" cause?
(a) The Van Tassel's home.
(b) The Van Brunt home.
(c) The Van Tassel's farm.
(d) The Van Tassel's livestock.

5. What does the narrator believe about Sleepy Hollow's people and their customs?
(a) They do not change.
(b) They are full of modernization.
(c) Their customs evolve over time.
(d) They are fun.

6. Which of his students does Ichabod discriminately apply discipline?
(a) The unmotivated students.
(b) The children who don't bring an apple.
(c) The strong children.
(d) The weak children.

7. What is the narrator doing the day he happens upon Sleepy Hollow?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Walking.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Hunting.

8. What kind of horse is lent to Ichabod?
(a) A racehorse.
(b) A plow horse.
(c) A warrior horse.
(d) A steed.

9. What other topic does Ichabod show great interest in learning?
(a) The geography of New York State.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The occult.
(d) The facts about Sleepy Hollow.

10. What is one thing Brom Bones does to Ichabod to try to get him to stop seeking Katrina's hand in marriage?
(a) Beat him up.
(b) Smoke out the school house.
(c) Smash the school house door.
(d) Post a threatening letter.

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

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

13. According to the legend, where does the Headless Horseman appear each night?
(a) The woods.
(b) The churchyard.
(c) The fields.
(d) The cemetery.

14. Which story dominates the conversation between the men the night of the Van Tassel feast?
(a) The story of the first Dutch settlers.
(b) The story of the Hollow's ancestors.
(c) The story of the Revolutionary War.
(d) The legend of the Headless Horseman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What color are Ichabod's eyes?

5. What is the name of Brom Bones's horse?

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