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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Brom Bones and his boys do to the school house furniture?
2. Who lends Ichabod a horse on the night of the Van Tassel event?
3. In Ichabod's imagination, what does natural sights and sounds become as he walked home at night?
4. What do the men discuss immediately after the dancing at the Van Tassel party?
5. What is the one adjective the author uses to describe Van Brunt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was the metaphor of a knight used within this story?
2. How does the author set up the reader to expect anything to happen?
3. What is revealed when Ichabod takes notice of the food selections before acknowledging Katrina?
4. What does Ichabod's clothing blowing loosely around him symbolize?
5. The narrator compares Ichabod to an anaconda which is able to ingest huge quantities without permanently altering its shape. Why else is Ichabod like a snake?
6. In what ways does Washington Irving lend credibility to his story?
7. Why does the story of the Headless Horseman dominate Sleepy Hollow's town's stories and landscape?
8. Why does the narrator refer to Ichabod as a "gawky bird" when seated upon Gunpowder?
9. What is the significance of Ichabod's singing psalms to quell or calm his fears to the story's ending?
10. What words does the speaker use to convey that there is in fact something magical and mystical about the area? How does this word choice create the mood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
A metaphor is used to compare to unlike things. In what ways is the metaphor played throughout the story? How and where is the metaphor prevalent in the story? Do you think the use of metaphors is effective to the overall storyline? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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