The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Scholastic Scope)

1. Which best describes the setting of the story?

• New York, in the past

• Sleepy Hollow

• Sleepy Hollow in the 1790s

• During the American Revolution

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Which best describes the main conflict in the story?

• Ichabod and Brom both like Katrina.

• Ichabod never returns to Sleepy Hollow.

• Brom and Bouwer tell Ichabod the story of the "Headless Horseman" to scare him.

• On his way home, Ichabod is chased by the "Headless Horseman".

• The next morning Gunpowder returns to Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod's hat and a smashed pumpkin are found by the bridge.

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What is the climax of the story?

• Ichabod and Brom both like Katrina.

• Ichabod never returns to Sleepy Hollow.

• Brom and Bouwer tell Ichabod the story of the "Headless Horseman" to scare him.

• On his way home, Ichabod is chased by the "Headless Horseman".

• The next morning Gunpowder returns to Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod's hat and a smashed pumpkin are found by the bridge.

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What is the resolution of the story?

• Ichabod and Brom both like Katrina.

• Ichabod never returns to Sleepy Hollow.

• Brom and Bouwer tell Ichabod the story of the "Headless Horseman" to scare him.

• On his way home, Ichabod is chased by the "Headless Horseman".

• Brom and Katrina are married.

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"The room is silent. All are listening in 'rapt'." The reader can tell the word "rapt" means-

• absorbed

• inattentive

• disengaged

• excitement

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

• Brom gets into a lot of fights, and he thinks it's funny.

• Brom can be violent, and people laugh about it.

• Brom likes to tell jokes.

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

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Consider this line from Scene 7: “On his way home that night, Ichabod, pale as a tombstone, trots along on Gunpowder.” This figurative language is included to-

• show how scared Ichabod is.

• tell the reader Ichabod is feeling sick after eating too many pastries.

• describe the color of a tombstone.

• to contrast the night sky to Ichabod's skin.

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In Scene 5, Katrina glances slyly at Brom before accepting Ichabod’s invitation to dance. From this action, you can infer that-

• Katrina is worried that Brom will be angry at her for dancing with Ichabod.

• Katrina wants to make Brom jealous by dancing with Ichabod.

• Katrina likes Ichabod more than she likes Brom.

• Katrina would rather be dancing with Brom.

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"Wide-eyed, he stares at the table laden with platter of ginger cakes, pumpkin pies, smoked beef, and roast chickens." In this sentence, the word laden means:

• lying down

• heavily loaded

• broken

• baren

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Who is the narrator of the story?

• Stage Director

• Knickerbocker

• Ichabod

• Brom Bones

• Katrina

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