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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. What does Ichabod do to quell his fears when walking home at night?

2. Whose mouth "...watered as he looed upon this sumptous promise of luxurious winter fare?"

3. What is Ichabod's real love?

4. Many men are contenders for Katrina's hand. Which of the following is one of them?

5. Who lends Ichabod a horse on the night of the Van Tassel event?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator refer to Ichabod's desire to win Katrina's hand in marriage a "holy" quest?

2. How was the metaphor of a knight used within this story?

3. Why did the church provide a perfect setting for the Headless Horseman stories?

4. Why does the narrator go into details about how Sleepy Hollow came to be so mythical?

5. Why does the narrator compare Katrina Van Tassel to food?

6. How does the quatrain poem help establish the tone?

7. What is one characterization of Ichabod?

8. What does the author imply by using the allusion of the lion and the lamb?

9. What was strange about how Ichabod distributed discipline in his school?

10. How is the school's location symbolic of Ichabod's relationship with those in Sleepy Hollow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ichabod and Brom are both competing for Katrina Van Tassels's affection. Compare and contrast how each one tries to win her hand at marriage.

Part 1) Compare how Brom and Ichabod react at the Van Tassel's party to Katrina's flirting.

Part 2) Contrast how Brom and Ichabod behave at the men's meeting after the party.

Essay Topic 2

How does the author's methods at the beginning of the story set the tone?

Part 1) How does the usage of the quatrain poem further promote the tone?

Part 2) How does the poem's word choice also promote the tone?

Part 3) The papers are said to be found amongst those of a dead man. How does this promote the tone?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is used to set up later events in a story. Where does the author use foreshadowing? How is it utilized? Use examples from the text to discuss and support how this use of foreshadowing is effective, or not effective for the story.

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