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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. What do the people of Sleepy Hollow search for after the Van Tassel's party?
(a) Ichabod's body.
(b) A pumpkin.
(c) A saddle.
(d) Brom's horse.

9. 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.

10. According to Brom, the Headless Horseman vanishes in what manner?
(a) In a thunderstorm.
(b) In a circle of light.
(c) In a bolt of lightening.
(d) In a flash of fire.

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

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

13. How is Ichabod able to spread gossip?
(a) By sending letters.
(b) By spending time with women on Sunday.
(c) By sending notes home with students.
(d) By boarding from house to house.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the farmers at Van Tassel's party?

2. What do some in Sleepy Hollow believe happened to Ichabod?

3. According to Old Brouwer, what happens to the Headless Horseman?

4. What does the narrator likens Brom's attempts at courting to?

5. Old Baltus Van Tassel is what kind of farmer?

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