The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

In Scene 3, Van Ripper says, "Brom may be rough, but he's full of good humor." What does he mean?

• Brom gets into a lot of fights, but he laughs about them later.

• Brom can be violent, but he is also a good storyteller.

• Brom likes to tell jokes.

• Brom comes across as rude, but he is actually a good guy.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In Scene 4, the author most likely includes the detail about sugar spilling down Ichabod's suit...

• to show that Ichabod has good manners.

• to show that Ichabod is clumsy.

• to help describe Ichabod's suit

• to show that people ate a lot of sugar during that time period.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

In Scene 4, Brom Bones "struts into the room" at the Van Tassels' party. What does struts mean

• walks proudly

• tiptoes

• walks in shyly

• dances

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

In Scene 6, SD3 says, "On his way home that night, Ichabod, pale as a tombstone, trots along on Gunpowder." This line contains a simile that compares...

• a tombstone to a horse

• the color of Ichabod's face to feeling scared

• the color of Ichabod's face to the color of a tombstone

• Ichabod to Gunpowder

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

According to the essay "You Live in Sleepy Hollow", which of the following was true in that area of America during that time period.

• Kids never went to school

• The story of the Headless Horseman was popular

• Kids were expected to help out on their families' farms.

• Most people there were from France.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

In Scene 1 in describing Ichabod it states, "...with long arms and hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves." This is an example of...

• a simile

• a metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Brom says "What is that gangly grasshopper doing here" when he sees Ichabod at the party. This is an example of...

• A simile

• A metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When does this drama take place?

• 1790's

• 1890's

• 1970's

• 2010's

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CCSS.RL.7.3

What group of people settled in the Hudson River Valley when this drama was written?

• Germans

• Dutch

• French

• Spanish

What kind of character is Brom Bones?

• major

• minor

• dynamic

• static

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CCSS.RL.7.3