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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of life do many townspeople believe Ichabod had?

2. The narrator refers to Ichabod as a what?

3. What does a visiting farmer bring news of years later, after Ichabod's disappearance from Sleepy Hollow?

4. When is the story published?

5. Whom begins to ride along Ichabod as he and Gunpowder head home after the Van Tassel party?

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

In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the narrator describes Ichabod as a scarecrow. At the end of the story, a smashed pumpkin is found, but Ichabod has vanished. What is the significance of using the scarecrow and pumpkin for Ichabod? Why did the author want to convey about Ichabod's character?

Essay Topic 3

How was the metaphor of a knight used within this story? Who was involved and what was the outcome?

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