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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is so tempting about the Van Tassel's farm to Ichabod?
(a) The price of each acre.
(b) The landscape's beauty.
(c) The various meats and foul available.
(d) The amount of acerage.

2. What is the musician at the Van Tassel's party?
(a) Brom Bones.
(b) Van Ripper.
(c) A gray-haired elderly man.
(d) The preacher.

3. What kind of area is Sleepy Hollow?
(a) Booming.
(b) Lawless.
(c) Bewitched.
(d) Urban.

4. In Brom's tale of the Hessian, what town has he returned from?
(a) Sing Sing.
(b) Hudson Village.
(c) Tarry Town.
(d) New York.

5. What does the narrator say lies in Gunpowder's good eye?
(a) The devil.
(b) Mischief.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Stubborness.

6. What does Ichabod lose while riding Gunpowder?
(a) His hat.
(b) His saddle.
(c) His purse.
(d) His bag.

7. Why do women consider Ichabod valuable?
(a) He cooks.
(b) He takes care of their little children.
(c) He sings well.
(d) He gossips.

8. Where does the women in white haunt?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) Raven Rock.
(c) The great tree.
(d) The church.

9. What is the real name of Tarry Town?
(a) Tarry Towne.
(b) Greensburgh.
(c) Taleguh.
(d) Sleepy Hollow.

10. Who is Gunpowder's owner?
(a) Ichabod.
(b) Van Ripper.
(c) Van Tassel.
(d) Brom.

11. Who has assembled to watch Ichabod and Katrina dance?
(a) Brom Bones.
(b) Van Ripper.
(c) Bultrus Van Tassel.
(d) Servants from the farms.

12. What knocks Ichabod from his horse and into the ground?
(a) The Headless Horseman's head.
(b) A bat.
(c) A rock.
(d) A ball.

13. What animal does the narrator compare to Ichabod's appetite?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) An anaconda.
(c) A bird.
(d) An elephant.

14. What do some in Sleepy Hollow believe happened to Ichabod?
(a) He is thrilled to live in a neighboring town.
(b) He is scared to death.
(c) He is happy living in New York.
(d) He is embarrassed over losing the rich Katrina.

15. Brom Bones is noted for preferring what kind of animals?
(a) Vicious.
(b) Loving.
(c) Cuddly.
(d) Fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ichabod's 'realm'?

2. What is the tone of the story?

3. When Ichabod reaches the road to Sleepy Hollow, what does Gunpowder do?

4. What is the name of Katrina's mother?

5. Who is the favorite spectre of Sleepy Hollow?

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