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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A new path leads Ichabod, Gunpowder, and his mysterious rider to what location?
(a) A farm.
(b) The church.
(c) The schoolhouse.
(d) The cemetery.

2. What landmark is named after Major Andre?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A road.
(c) A brook.
(d) A tulip tree.

3. Who founded the area around Sleepy Hollow?
(a) The French.
(b) The British.
(c) The Dutch.
(d) The Spanish.

4. Where is Ichabod's 'realm'?
(a) The church.
(b) His horse.
(c) His farm.
(d) His schoolhouse.

5. What book has Ichabod mastered?
(a) History of New England Witchcraft.
(b) A History of the American Revolution.
(c) A History of the English People.
(d) The Bible.

6. What happens to Ichabod's heart as he eats at the Van Tassel's party?
(a) It beats faster at the idea of eating more food.
(b) It grows small with jealousy.
(c) His heart dilates in proportion to his good cheer.
(d) It grows larger with hunger.

7. When is the story published?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1819.

8. Who is the large blue-beard Dutchman?
(a) Ichabod.
(b) Doffue Martling.
(c) Van Ripper.
(d) Van Tassel.

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

10. As Ichabod reaches the bridge, what item does the dark rider throw at him to knock him to the ground?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A ball.
(c) A letter.
(d) A head.

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

12. What does a visiting farmer bring news of years later, after Ichabod's disappearance from Sleepy Hollow?
(a) That Ichabod Crane is alive and well.
(b) That Ichabod lives in a neighboring town.
(c) That Ichabod's body has been found.
(d) That Ichabod plans to return to Sleepy Hollow.

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

14. Who brings the invitation for the Van Tassel's to Ichabod?
(a) Katrina Van Tassel.
(b) An unnamed character.
(c) Van Ripper.
(d) Bultrus Van Tassel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of Sleepy Hollow search for after the Van Tassel's party?

2. As the narrator tells the events of Van Tassel's party, he refers to himself as what?

3. What is Katrina known to have the prettiest of in all the countryside?

4. What object towers like a giant above all the neighborhood trees outside of Sleepy Hollow?

5. The narrator states that Ichabod's feet serve as what?

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