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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day does the narrator find Sleepy Hollow?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

2. The men's conversation at the party move from one type of stories to what kind of stories?
(a) Fishing stories.
(b) Ghost stories.
(c) Love stories.
(d) Hunting stories.

3. Where must the Headless Horseman return each day?
(a) To his mother's home.
(b) To his horse.
(c) To the place of his death.
(d) To his grave in the cemetery.

4. What is Ichabod's greatest fear of encountering when walking home at night?
(a) The Headless Horseman.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) The rebels.

5. Where is Ichabod originally from?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York City.
(d) Virgina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the homeowners of Sleepy Hollow hear singing psalms at night?

2. Whom does Ichabod hang out with when not in class?

3. How does Ichabod endear himself to mothers?

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

5. What country are the descendants of Sleepy Hollow from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of Gunpowder's frequent stops, starts, and turns to the race Ichabod has with the Headless Horseman?

2. How is the tone the author utilizes to describe Brom's and Ichabod's attempts to win Katrina's hand in marriage comical or humorous?

3. What does the narrator mean when he says the region "breathed forth an atmosphere of dreams and fancies."

4. Why does the narrator compare Ichabod and Brom to demi-gods?

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

6. What qualifies the tale at the beginning of the story?

7. What is the purpose of Brom Bones sharing his story of racing against the Headless Horseman?

8. Why is Ichabod's one-room school compared to an eelpot?

9. What is the significance of Brom Bones's horse being named Daredevil?

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

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