Literary Quiz on Washington Irving and Mark Twain

Who is the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

• Washington Irving
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Mark Twain
• Guy de Maupassant

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Where does this story take place?

• New York
• Illinois
• California
• Germany

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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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How did the Headless Horseman become headless?

• It was a tank in WWI.
• It was the guillotine in the French Revolution.
• It was barbed wire in the Civil War.
• It was a cannon ball in the American Revolution.

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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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What truly causes Ichabod's downfall?

• Challenging the Headless Horseman
• Coming to Sleepy Hollow
• Eating too much
• Challenging Brom Bones over Katrina

What makes Katrina THE MOST attractive to Ichabod?

• Her appearance
• Her father's farm and money.
• He likes to fight with Brom
• She is intelligent

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A character foil is an exact opposite.  Who is the character foil of Ichabod Crane?

• Brom Bones
• Katrina
• The Headless Horseman
• Balthus Van Tassle

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According to the Dutch women, what happened to Ichabod at the end of the story?

• He ran away with Katrina
• Brom Bones scared him out of town
• He was a victim of the Headless Horseman
• He was fired from the school

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What really happened to him?

• He ran away with Katrina
• Brom Bones scared him out of town
• He was a victim of the Headless Horseman
• He was fired from the school

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