WorksheetsLegend of Sleepy Hollow
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
a)
Washington Irving
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
Mark Twain
d)
Samuel Clemens
2.
In this version of an old spooky tale, the setting is ___________.
a)
a small town in the past
b)
a jungle in South America
c)
a city in the future
d)
a forest in Alaska
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.
What sense does the reader derive about Sleepy Hollow from Ichabod's first encounter with the town?
a)
eerie, tense
b)
charming, inviting
c)
crowded, bustling
d)
None of the Above
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.
Who is the most prominent person in Sleepy Hollow?
a)
Baltus Van Tassel
b)
Reverend Steenwyck
c)
Notary Hardenbrook
d)
Doctor Lancaster
7.
How did the Headless Horseman lose his head?
a)
A cannonball during the American Revolution
b)
A tank during WWI
c)
Chopped off during the French Revolution
d)
Barbed wire during the American Civil War
8.
What type of soldier was the Headless Horseman?
a)
Redcoat Soldier (British)
b)
Rebel Soldier (American)
c)
Hessian Soldier (German)
d)
French Soldier
9.
According to Brom's story, what should you do if you saw the Headless Horseman?
a)
try to knock the pumpkin out of his hand
b)
climb the nearest tree
c)
head to the other side of the church bridge
d)
ask him if he wants to race
10.
What happened the morning after the party?
a)
A young boy found a scorched pumpkin on the ground
b)
Ichabod's horse was found
c)
Ichabod had vanished
d)
All of the above
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