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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. Where is Ichabod originally from?
2. The author says that Van Brunt is always ready for what?
3. What other area does Ichabod instruct students?
4. What do Brom Bones and his boys do to the school house furniture?
5. Many men are contenders for Katrina's hand. Which of the following is one of them?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the place called Tarry Town?
2. What does it say about the residents of Sleepy Hollow that since Ichabod did not have "money nor family," that he was quickly forgotten?
3. When the speaker says, "authentic historians of those parts, who have been careful in collecting and collating the floating facts concerning this spectre...", whom are the authentic historians?
4. Why does the narrator go into details about how Sleepy Hollow came to be so mythical?
5. What is the significance of Ichabod's singing psalms to quell or calm his fears to the story's ending?
6. Why does the narrator refer to Ichabod's desire to win Katrina's hand in marriage a "holy" quest?
7. When the men share battle bravery stories, what does Ichabod contribute to the conversation?
8. Why does the narrator call Van Tassel's estate a "castle"?
9. Why is Sleepy Hollow considered untouched by time?
10. Why is it important that the reader knows the action part of the tale takes place thirty years previous to the time of the telling of the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author's descriptions of Ichabod Crane, even the usage of his surname, conjures the images of a bird. Why does the author want the reader to see Ichabod as birdlike? Is it because he is flighty? Or does his gossiping with the women in town one of "cawing" like a raven? Describe why and how the author continues to connect Ichabod to a bird and what purpose the author does this.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the introduction of the story, the papers being found in those left by a dead man, gives credibility to the story. Does having an actual source support the author's suggested tone that what is revealed is fact. Why or why not? Does it help the author's purpose because the man is dead and no longer around to dispute the claims laid out in the rest of the story?
Essay Topic 3
What is the importance of Ichabod's clothing blowing around him? Why is this an important detail about his character? Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and to provide evidence of your opinion.
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