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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. Which of the following do some residents believe bewitched the area?
2. What color are Ichabod's eyes?
3. What country are the descendants of Sleepy Hollow from?
4. Who lends Ichabod a horse on the night of the Van Tassel event?
5. What is growing near the schoolhouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of Ichabod leading others in psalms and proudly standing in church singing?
2. Why does the narrator refer to Ichabod as a "gawky bird" when seated upon Gunpowder?
3. 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?
4. How does the telling of the ghost stories set up the mood for the story's climax?
5. How does Ichabod's rejection by Katrina play into his perception of the countryside at "bewitching time" of night?
6. How does the storyteller use similes to describe the school and Ichabod's students?
7. Why does the narrator call Van Tassel's estate a "castle"?
8. What qualifies the tale at the beginning of the story?
9. What is one characterization of Ichabod?
10. In what ways is Ichabod Crane an anti-hero?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Determine the antagonist in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and defend your opinion with details from the text.
Essay Topic 3
What is the symbolism of Ichabod's eyes being green? Explain how the author uses Ichabod's eye color to reveal aspects of his character. Find descriptions from the text to support your answer and to provide evidence of your opinion.
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