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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ichabod reaches the road to Sleepy Hollow, what does Gunpowder do?
(a) Resist and stop.
(b) Resist and made another turn.
(c) Resist and buck.
(d) Resist and whine.

2. What type of melody does Ichabod produce?
(a) Whiny.
(b) Nasal.
(c) Quivering.
(d) Broad.

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

4. Which demi-god does the narrator compare Brom?
(a) Hercules.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Achilles.

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

6. As he and Gunpowder head home, who does Ichabod believe the rider on the dark horse alongside him to be?
(a) The Headless Horseman.
(b) Brom.
(c) Katrina.
(d) A ghost.

7. What does the narrator compare Ichabod's pliability and perseverance to?
(a) A supple jack.
(b) A birch tree.
(c) A thick rope.
(d) A wilting flower.

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

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

10. As the narrator tells the events of Van Tassel's party, he refers to himself as what?
(a) Ichabod's friend.
(b) A fateful observer.
(c) Ichabod's historian.
(d) Brom's buddy.

11. What is the name of Katrina's mother?
(a) Selena Van Tassel.
(b) Bultrus Van Tassel.
(c) Mynheer Van Tassel.
(d) Mabel Van Tassel.

12. What destination does Ichabod hope to reach as he races from his pursuer?
(a) The bridge.
(b) The farm.
(c) The church.
(d) The cemetery.

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

14. According to Old Brouwer, what happens to the Headless Horseman?
(a) He captures his head.
(b) He turns into a skeleton.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He turns into a pumpkin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does the narrator compare to Ichabod's appetite?

3. What kind of area is Sleepy Hollow?

4. What does a visiting farmer bring news of years later, after Ichabod's disappearance from Sleepy Hollow?

5. What does Ichabod do when his is frightened?

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