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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe Brom Van Brunt?
(a) Bald and medium build.
(b) Curly dark hair and broad shoulders.
(c) Straight hair and narrow shoulders.
(d) Curly blonde hair and skinny shoulders.

2. What is the narrator doing the day he happens upon Sleepy Hollow?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Walking.

3. What color are Ichabod's eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

4. The disclaimer at the beginning of the tales state the papers belonged to who?
(a) Katrina Van Tassel.
(b) Diedrech Knickerbocker.
(c) Brom Bones.
(d) Ichabod Crane.

5. What other name is The Headless Horseman called?
(a) Galloping Hessian.
(b) Headless Harry.
(c) Galloping Giant.
(d) Headless Rider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane have in common?

2. How does Ichabod endear himself to mothers?

3. What is one thing Ichabod helps the farmers do?

4. How many years have passed between the actual story and the narrator's telling of it?

5. Where does the Horseman stop pursuits?

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