WorksheetsThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which word best describes Brom Bones?
a)
mean
b)
greedy
c)
shy
d)
happy
2.
Which word best describes Brom Bones?
a)
mean
b)
greedy
c)
shy
d)
happy
3.
When Ichabod dances with Katrina, it causes Brom to ________.
In the book version*
In the book version*
a)
leave the party
b)
get jealous and angry
c)
dance with another girl
d)
all of the above
4.
Which of the following is not a detail about Ichabod
a)
he is skinny
b)
he likes Katrina
c)
he does not like Brom
d)
he is brave
5.
What happened as a result of Ichabod vanishing?
a)
The Headless Horseman was never seen again.
b)
The church bridge was torn down.
c)
Brom married Katrina
d)
None of the above
6.
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.
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.
How did Ichabod know Katrina?
a)
She was his childhood friend
b)
He gave her singing lessons
c)
She was his neighbor
d)
She was in his math class
9.
At the end of the story we can assume that:
a)
Ichabod was kidnapped by the Horseman.
b)
Ichabod was scared away by Brom Bones.
c)
Ichabod married Katrina.
d)
Ichabod returned to teaching in the school.
10.
What was found the next morning after the chase between Ichabod and the Horseman?
a)
Ichabod's coat
b)
Brom's address
c)
a smashed pumpkin
d)
a school book
11.
Washington Irving wrote this story to
a)
persuade
b)
inform
c)
describe
d)
entertain
12.
The climax of the story would best be described as:
a)
Katrina's rejection of Ichabod at the party.
b)
The chase between Ichabod and the Headless Horseman in the woods.
c)
Ichabod's invitation to Von Tassel's party.
d)
Ichabod's horse being found the morning after the party.
13.
The antagonist of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is:
a)
Ichabod Crane
b)
Katrina Von Tassel
c)
Baron Von Tassel
d)
Brom Bones
14.
At the conclusion of the party at Katrina's house it is obvious that
a)
Katrina has pledged her undying love for Ichabod
b)
Brom Bones fights Ichabod for Katrina's love
c)
Katrina has ended any possibly of "courtship" with Ichabod
d)
Mr. Von Tassel prefers Ichabod over Brom Bones
15.
The protagonist of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is
a)
Katrina Von Tassel
b)
Brom Bones
c)
Ichabod Crane
d)
Headless Horseman
16.
a belief that things will bring either good or bad luck
a)
superstition
b)
psalm
c)
hollow
d)
formidable
17.
a song usually one would sing during a church worship
a)
tranquil
b)
formidable
c)
psalm
d)
hollow
18.
peaceful and quiet
a)
apparition
b)
tranquil
c)
marvelous
d)
hollow
19.
a ghostly figure
a)
formidable
b)
hollow
c)
tranquil
d)
apparition
20.
powerful, strong and forceful
a)
psalm
b)
tranquil
c)
apparition
d)
formidable
21.
guessing or coming up with ideas without proof
a)
speculation
b)
apparition
c)
hollow
d)
tranquil
22.
a valley located between hills and mountains
a)
apparition
b)
psalm
c)
hollow
d)
formidable
23.
amazing
a)
tranquil
b)
hollow
c)
apparition
d)
marvelous
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