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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the narrator, this region of Sleepy Hollow "breathed forth" what kind of atmosphere?
2. Whom does Ichabod hang out with when not in class?
3. What is growing near the schoolhouse?
4. What does Ichabod do to the students the evening of the Van Tassel event?
5. Several stories speak of sightings and abduction of whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What words does the speaker use to convey that there is in fact something magical and mystical about the area? How does this word choice create the mood?
2. How was the metaphor of a knight used within this story?
3. How does the telling of the ghost stories set up the mood for the story's climax?
4. What does it say about the residents of Sleepy Hollow that since Ichabod did not have "money nor family," that he was quickly forgotten?
5. How do the descendants of Sleepy Hollow play into the story's atmosphere and mood?
6. What is revealed when Ichabod takes notice of the food selections before acknowledging Katrina?
7. Why does the narrator describe the day he happened upon Sleepy Hollow?
8. Why does the narrator call Van Tassel's estate a "castle"?
9. Why does Brom always have a smug expression on his face when the story of Ichabod Crane is told?
10. What is the purpose of Brom Bones sharing his story of racing against the Headless Horseman?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How was the metaphor of a knight used within this story? Who was involved and what was the outcome?
Essay Topic 2
Interpret the meaning of The Headless Horseman's race with Ichabod Crane after the Van Tassel's party. What does this event in the story mean? What purpose does the author hope to serve by presenting the Headless Horseman character in this manner?
Essay Topic 3
How does the author set the story up so that the reader believes anything can happen? How does he toy with the reader? What phrases and word choices does he use to convey the mystic of the story?
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