The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What is the name of the river near the village of Tarrytown?

A) The Hudson

B) The Tappan Zee

C) The Sleepy Hollow River

D) The Mississippi

2. Where is the body of the headless horseman buried?

A) Near the bridge over the stream

B) Under the big old tulip tree

C) Beneath the schoolhouse

D) In the church graveyard

3. What is Ichabod’s teaching philosophy?

A) “By hook and by crook”

B) “Practice makes perfect”

C) “Spare the rod and spoil the child”

D) “To each his own”

4. How does Ichabod earn extra money?

A) He hunts witches.

B) He teaches people about witchcraft.

C) He gives singing lessons.

D) He watches children for the women.

5. What is Ichabod’s favorite book?

A) Cotton Mather’s History of New England Witchcraft

B) The Bible

C) His songbook

D) James Thompson’s “Castle of Indolence”

6. How does the author describe Ichabod?

A) As a knight errant

B) As always ready for mischief and tricks

C) As the very pattern of a husband

D) As having a foolish heart toward women

7. What was the common name for a party like the one at the Van Tassel farm?

A) A corn husking

B) A quilting frolic

C) A debutante ball

D) A barn raising

8. Why does Katrina encourage Ichabod’s courtship?

A) She admires his education and singing voice.

B) She is entertained by his energetic dancing.

C) Her father expects her to eventually marry him.

D) She knows that his attention makes Brom jealous.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating textual details to support your response.