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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the country people hear haunting through the village?
(a) Ichabod melodious psalms.
(b) Galloping.
(c) Howls.
(d) Screams.

2. Whenever someone speaks of Ichabod Crane, what does Brom do?
(a) Kiss Katrina.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Leave the room.
(d) Smile with a smug expression.

3. Who founded Sleepy Hollow?
(a) Master Edward Van Tassel.
(b) Master Henry Van Ripper.
(c) Master Andrew Van Brunt.
(d) Master Hendrick Hudson.

4. Who is the architect of Ichabod's schoolhouse?
(a) Ichabod Crane.
(b) Van Brunt.
(c) Yost Van Houten.
(d) Van Ripper.

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

6. What is another term for courting as defined by the Dutch?
(a) Meeting.
(b) Visiting.
(c) Sparking.
(d) Greeting.

7. How does the narrator describe the farmers' wives at Van Tassel's party?
(a) Wives of farmers.
(b) Welcomed grande dames.
(c) Warm women full of wisdom.
(d) Withered little dames.

8. What item of Ichabod's is found the day after the Van Tassel's party near horse tracks?
(a) His Bible.
(b) His purse.
(c) His school papers.
(d) His hat.

9. As Ichabod moves from one farmer's family to the next, where are his possessions?
(a) In a barrel.
(b) In a barn.
(c) Tied in a cotton handkerchief.
(d) In a suitcase.

10. The narrator states that Ichabod's feet serve as what?
(a) Boats.
(b) Oars.
(c) Shovels.
(d) Skis.

11. What insect does the narrator compare Ichabod's elbows while mounted on Gunpowder?
(a) A grasshopper.
(b) A bee.
(c) An ant.
(d) A fly.

12. Who is the favorite spectre of Sleepy Hollow?
(a) The Headless Horseman.
(b) The ghost.
(c) Zombie.
(d) Wailing women.

13. What does Ichabod do between services on Sunday?
(a) Sing with the parson.
(b) Visit with the available women.
(c) Cook food.
(d) Read the Bible.

14. Ichabod believes he will be safe from the Headless Horseman if he makes it to where?
(a) The farmhouse.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The church.

15. What does Ichabod do to the horse when it behaves badly?
(a) Get a new horse.
(b) Yell at the horse.
(c) Whip the horse.
(d) Get off the horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the villagers believe happened to Ichabod?

2. The narrator refers to Ichabod as a what?

3. Who is Gunpowder's owner?

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

5. Which demi-god does the narrator compare Brom?

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