The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Quiz Review

At the end of Scene 1, why does Ichabod look up and shiver?

• It's a cold day.

• The Wailing Widow story scared him.

• He's getting a cold.

• He's afraid of Ida and Martha.

In Scene 2, why does Ichabod blush when he describes the "life of a schoolmaster"?

• It's rude to talk about work or money.

• He's afraid Katrina will invite him to live with her family.

• He is afraid Katrina won't like him because he's poor.

• He's worried Katrina will think he's bad at his job.

Which line from the play shows Ichabod likes Katrina?

• Would you like to stay for tea?

• While Katrina pours tea, Ichabod eats a big slice of cake.

• Ichabod looks at Katrina adoringly as she dashes off.

• If Brom Bones catches me with Katrina, he'll flatten me.

In Scene 7, Ichabod flinches when a wolf howls. This detail tell your that...

• Ichabod is nervous and scared.

• A wolf will attack Ichabod later in the play.

• Ichabod loves animals.

• The Headless Horseman is a werewolf.

What makes you think the Headless Horseman is really Brom Bones?

• Brom has a powerful black horse.

• Brom is jealous of Ichabod.

• He laughs when Jensen talks about Ichabod's disappearance.

• All answers are correct.

Why does Katrina glance slyly at Brom before agreeing to dance with Ichabod?

• She knows Brom will be jealous.

• She knows Brom will be happy.

• She's planing to have a dance contest.

• She's playing a trick on Ichabod.

Several descriptions of Ichabod in the play make him seem awkward and comical. What are they?

• Ears as big as dinner plates and shovels for his feet.

• Long limbs fly around the room like an octopus in a tornado.

• Very tall, with long arms and hands that dangle down a mile

• All of the above

The last time I baby-sat David, he dumped cereal into my book bag. He's a very ____ child.

• superstitious

• lanky

• mischievous

• brooding

After Katrina agreed to dance with Ichabod, Brom went to the corner to _____

• brood

• clutch

• strut

• be mischievous

Ichabod saw a black cat and thought it would bring him bad luck. This was just a ____.

• brooding

• witching hour

• reaping

• superstition