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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
a)
Washington Irving
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
Mark Twain
d)
Guy de Maupassant
2.
Where does this story take place?
a)
New York
b)
Illinois
c)
California
d)
Germany
3.
What is special about Sleepy Hollow?
a)
It is a large town.
b)
It is haunted. 
c)
It has a school.
d)
It is by the Hudson River.
4.
How did the Headless Horseman become headless?
a)
It was a tank in WWI.
b)
It was the guillotine in the French Revolution.
c)
It was barbed wire in the Civil War.
d)
It was a cannon ball in the American Revolution.
5.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
a)
The school teacher and main character of the story.
b)
The librarian and villain of the story.
c)
A book keeper and hero of the story.
d)
A preacher and main character of the story.
6.
What truly causes Ichabod's downfall?
a)
Challenging the Headless Horseman
b)
Coming to Sleepy Hollow
c)
Eating too much
d)
Challenging Brom Bones over Katrina
7.
What makes Katrina THE MOST attractive to Ichabod?
a)
Her appearance
b)
Her father's farm and money.
c)
He likes to fight with Brom
d)
She is intelligent
8.
A character foil is an exact opposite.  Who is the character foil of Ichabod Crane?
a)
Brom Bones
b)
Katrina
c)
The Headless Horseman
d)
Balthus Van Tassle
9.
According to the Dutch women, what happened to Ichabod at the end of the story?
a)
He ran away with Katrina
b)
Brom Bones scared him out of town
c)
He was a victim of the Headless Horseman
d)
He was fired from the school
10.
What really happened to him?
a)
He ran away with Katrina
b)
Brom Bones scared him out of town
c)
He was a victim of the Headless Horseman
d)
He was fired from the school