The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

In Scene 3, Van Ripper says, “Brom may be rough, but he’s full of good humor.” What does he mean?

• Brom gets into a lot of fights, but he laughs about them later.

• Brom can be violent, but he is also a good storyteller.

• Brom likes to tell jokes.

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

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Which line from Scene 4 expresses the idea most similar to the line - Van Ripper says, “Brom may be rough, but he’s full of good humor.”

• BROM (coldly): Ichabod.

• MARTHA: That Brom Bones looks ready for a fight.

• IDA: Come, now. Brom is more mischievous than mean.

• BROM: What is that gangly grasshopper doing here?

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In Scene 4, Brom “struts into the room” at the Van Tassels’ party. The author’s use of struts helps the reader understand that

• Brom enters the room with confidence.

• Brom was running late and had to rush to get to the party.

• Brom does not want to be at the party.

• Brom walks into the room slowly and carefully.

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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 line contains

• a simile that shows how scared Ichabod is.

• a metaphor that tells the reader Ichabod is feeling sick after eating too many pastries.

• a simile that describes the color of a tombstone.

• personification that shows Ichabod is scared.

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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

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Which of these characters did NOT grow up near Sleepy Hollow? ​ (a)  

• Ichabod Crane

• Brom Bones

• Katrina Van Tassel

• Diedrick Knickerbocker

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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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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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Katrina Van Tassel ended up marrying ​ (a)  

• Bram Bones

• Ichabod Crane

• No one at all

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What is the title of the book that Ichabod is absorbed in.

• A History of Witchcraft

• A History of Wizards

• A History of Headless Ghosts

• A History of Cake