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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the architect of Ichabod's schoolhouse?

2. What does the narrator compare Ichabod's students' voices at the schoolhouse to?

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

4. As Ichabod moves from one farmer's family to the next, where are his possessions?

5. What do the villagers believe happened to Ichabod?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Although Ichabod is set up as the protagonist, some modern readers may believe him to be an anti-hero. Do you think he is a protagonist or an anti-hero? Support your response with specific references to the text.

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