Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Who wrote the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

• Washington Irving
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Mark Twain
• Samuel Clemens

In this version of an old spooky tale, the setting is  ___________.

• a small town in the past
• a jungle in South America
• a city in the future
• a forest in Alaska

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What is special about Sleepy Hollow?

• It is a large town.
• It is haunted. 
• It has a school.
• It is by the Hudson River.

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What sense does the reader derive about Sleepy Hollow from Ichabod's first encounter with the town?

• eerie, tense

• charming, inviting

• crowded, bustling

• None of the Above

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Who is Ichabod Crane?

• The school teacher and main character of the story.
• The librarian and villain of the story.
• A book keeper and hero of the story.
• A preacher and main character of the story.

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Who is the most prominent person in Sleepy Hollow?

• Baltus Van Tassel

• Reverend Steenwyck

• Notary Hardenbrook

• Doctor Lancaster

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How did the Headless Horseman lose his head?

• A cannonball during the American Revolution
• A tank during WWI
• Chopped off during the French Revolution
• Barbed wire during the American Civil War

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What type of soldier was the Headless Horseman?

• Redcoat Soldier (British)
• Rebel Soldier (American)
• Hessian Soldier (German)
• French Soldier

According to Brom's story, what should you do if you saw the Headless Horseman?

• try to knock the pumpkin out of his hand
• climb the nearest tree
• head to the other side of the church bridge
• ask him if he wants to race

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What happened the morning after the party?

• A young boy found a scorched pumpkin on the ground
• Ichabod's horse was found
• Ichabod had vanished
• All of the above

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