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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Katrina known to have the prettiest of in all the countryside?
(a) Foot and ankle.
(b) Face.
(c) Hair.
(d) Hands.

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

4. What is the tone of the story?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Dark and somber.
(c) Fun.
(d) Loving and light.

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. What kind of life do many townspeople believe Ichabod had?
(a) Fruitful.
(b) Hard.
(c) Rich.
(d) Easy.

10. What object towers like a giant above all the neighborhood trees outside of Sleepy Hollow?
(a) A watchtower.
(b) A farmhouse.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) A tulip tree.

11. What success does the old farmer from New York state about Ichabod?
(a) That he is justice of the Ten Pound Court.
(b) That Ichabod marries a wealthy woman.
(c) That he hasn't seen him.
(d) That Ichabod teaches at a university.

12. Who does Katrina marry?
(a) Brom.
(b) A visiting farmer.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Van Ripper.

13. Where is Sleepy Hollow located?
(a) New York.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Virigina.

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

15. Who is missing the day after the Van Tassel's party?
(a) Gundpowder.
(b) Brom.
(c) Ichabod.
(d) The Headless Horseman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ichabod's 'realm'?

2. What else does Ichabod pride himself on besides his singing?

3. What type of man is Ichabod Crane?

4. Who has assembled to watch Ichabod and Katrina dance?

5. What does Ichabod do when his is frightened?

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