The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Part 2 Quiz

Read the selection from the section "The Conquest Of His Heart Was Complete." 

Here, rows of splendid pewter ranged on a long dresser, dazzled his eyes. Ears of Indian corn and strings of dried apples and peaches hung in chains along the walls, and an open door gave him a peep into the parlor, where the claw-footed chairs and dark mahogany tables shone like mirrors. A corner cupboard, knowingly left open, displayed immense treasures of old silver and fine China.

Which of the following can be inferred from the selection above?

• The Van Tassel family wanted to impress Ichabod Crane when he visited their home.

• The Van Tassel family was not actually as wealthy as Ichabod Crane thought.

• The Van Tassel family maintained the most extravagant house in Sleepy Hollow.

• The Van Tassel family was not interested in encouraging Katrina to marry.

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With which answer choice would the villagers of Sleepy Hollow MOST LIKELY agree? 

Option 1: Brom Bones was a menace who spent his time terrorizing the countryside and encouraging his peers to misbehave. 

Option 2: Brom Bones was a mischievous prankster who could be 

disruptive at times but ultimately never meant to cause anyone harm.  

Which details from the story BEST support your response? 

• Option 1; Among these, the most formidable was a burly, roaring man named 

  Brom Van Brunt. Brom would gladly have settled this dispute in the way of old 

  knights – by single combat.

  
  

• Option 2; He was the hero of the country round, which rang with his feats of 

  strength and daring. From his Herculean frame and great strength, he had 

  received the nickname Brom Bones, by which he was universally known.

  
  

• Option 1; He was always ready for a fight or a frolic but had more mischief than ill will in him, and a strong dash of good humor. He had three or four close friends, 

  who regarded him as their model and at the head of whom he scoured the country, 

  attending every scene of feud or merriment for miles around.

  
  

• Option 2; Sometimes his crew would be heard dashing past the 

  farmhouses at midnight, whooping and hollering, and the old dames, 

  startled out of their sleep, would exclaim, "Ay, there goes Brom Bones 

  and his gang!" The neighbors looked upon him with a mixture of awe, 

  admiration and goodwill.

  
  

 Read the following phrases from the story. 

1. a spring of the softest and sweetest water 

2. leaves of orange, purple and scarlet 

3. fields of Indian corn and yellow pumpkins 

4. fragrant buckwheat fields 

How do these phrases contribute to the tone of the story?

• They convey the startling difference between wild and domestic.

• They convey the serenity and beauty of the story's setting.

•  They convey the rapidly approaching winter season.

• They convey the isolated location of Sleepy Hollow.

Read the paragraph from the section "The Sun Eventually Began To Set." 

Thus feeding his mind with many sweet thoughts, he journeyed through the hills along the Hudson. The sun eventually began to set in the west. A few amber clouds floated in the sky, without a breath of air to move them. The horizon was of a fine golden tint, changing slowly into a pure apple green, and from that into the deep blue of the mid-heaven. A slanting ray lingered on the woody crests of the cliffs that overhung some parts of the river, giving greater depth to the dark gray and purple of their rocky sides. A sailboat was floating in the distance, dropping slowly down with the tide, her sail hanging uselessly against the mast. As the reflection of the sky gleamed along the still water, it seemed as if the boat was 

suspended in the air. 

Which phrases from the paragraph help to emphasize the stillness of this particular evening?

• feeding his mind; amber clouds floated in the sky 

  
  

•  sun eventually began to set; fine golden tint

• without a breath of air; sail hanging uselessly

• reflection of the sky; suspended in the air