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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brom, the Headless Horseman vanishes in what manner?

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

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

4. What does Ichabod lose while riding Gunpowder?

5. What prize did Brom say he and the Headless Horseman race for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author's descriptions of Ichabod Crane, even the usage of his surname, conjures the images of a bird. Why does the author want the reader to see Ichabod as birdlike? Is it because he is flighty? Or does his gossiping with the women in town one of "cawing" like a raven? Describe why and how the author continues to connect Ichabod to a bird and what purpose the author does this.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does the author's methods at the beginning of the story set the tone?

Part 1) How does the usage of the quatrain poem further promote the tone?

Part 2) How does the poem's word choice also promote the tone?

Part 3) The papers are said to be found amongst those of a dead man. How does this promote the tone?

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