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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of Sleepy Hollow search for after the Van Tassel's party?
(a) A pumpkin.
(b) Ichabod's body.
(c) A saddle.
(d) Brom's horse.

2. Who is the favorite spectre of Sleepy Hollow?
(a) Zombie.
(b) The Headless Horseman.
(c) The ghost.
(d) Wailing women.

3. What book has Ichabod mastered?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A History of the American Revolution.
(c) History of New England Witchcraft.
(d) A History of the English People.

4. As Ichabod moves from one farmer's family to the next, where are his possessions?
(a) In a barn.
(b) In a suitcase.
(c) Tied in a cotton handkerchief.
(d) In a barrel.

5. What object towers like a giant above all the neighborhood trees outside of Sleepy Hollow?
(a) A watchtower.
(b) A tulip tree.
(c) A lighthouse.
(d) A farmhouse.

6. What is the name of Katrina's mother?
(a) Bultrus Van Tassel.
(b) Mabel Van Tassel.
(c) Selena Van Tassel.
(d) Mynheer Van Tassel.

7. What does Ichabod try to get Gunpowder to do as they gallop away from the dark figure?
(a) He tries to sell him.
(b) He tries to fed him.
(c) He tries to spur him on.
(d) He tries to return him.

8. A new path leads Ichabod, Gunpowder, and his mysterious rider to what location?
(a) The schoolhouse.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) A farm.
(d) The church.

9. The narrator refers to Ichabod as a what?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Snake.
(d) Scarecrow.

10. What does the narrator compare Ichabod's students' voices at the schoolhouse to?
(a) The growling of dogs.
(b) The whimpering of puppies.
(c) The hum of a beehive.
(d) The roaring of lions.

11. What is so tempting about the Van Tassel's farm to Ichabod?
(a) The landscape's beauty.
(b) The price of each acre.
(c) The amount of acerage.
(d) The various meats and foul available.

12. What does Ichabod do when his is frightened?
(a) He prays.
(b) He sings.
(c) He eats.
(d) He shouts.

13. What does Ichabod do between services on Sunday?
(a) Cook food.
(b) Sing with the parson.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Visit with the available women.

14. What insect does the narrator compare Ichabod's elbows while mounted on Gunpowder?
(a) An ant.
(b) A fly.
(c) A bee.
(d) A grasshopper.

15. Who is missing the day after the Van Tassel's party?
(a) Ichabod.
(b) Gundpowder.
(c) The Headless Horseman.
(d) Brom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brom Bones is noted for preferring what kind of animals?

2. How does the narrator describe the farmers at Van Tassel's party?

3. What is Gunpowder found doing the day after the Van Tassel's party?

4. What else does Ichabod pride himself on besides his singing?

5. The narrator states that Ichabod's feet serve as what?

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