The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Quiz

What is the mood of Scene 1?

• spooky

• calm

• joyful

• terrifying

Which of the following lines helps create the mood you identified in Question 1?

• Martha: That wasn't wind. That was the widow's ghost. She always shrieks when a terrible storm is coming.

• Ida: You are quite absorbed in your book.

• Knickerbocker: Ichabod was very tall, with long arms and hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves.

• Martha: Good day, Schoolmaster.

In Scene 4, Ida says, “Come, now. Brom is more mischievous than mean." What does she mean?

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

• Brom likes to joke around, but he isn't cruel.

• Brom is a mysterious person.

• Brom is a comedian.

In Scene 4, Brom "struts into the room" at the Van Tassels' party. Struts means _______.

• walks proudly

• tiptoes

• walks shyly

• dances

In Scene 4, Katrina glances slyly at Brom before accepting Ichabod's invitation to dance. From this action, you can infer that Katrina ________.

• is worried that Brom will be angry with her for dancing with Ichabod

• likes Ichabod more than she likes Brom

• wants to make Brom jealous by dancing with Ichabod

• would rather be dancing with Brom

In Scene 6, SD2 says, "On his way home that night, Ichabod, pale as a tombstone, trots along on Gunpowder." This line contains a simile that

• compares a tombstone to a horse

• tells the reader Ichabod is feeling sick after eating too many pastries

• compares Ichabod to Gunpowder

• emphasizes how scared Ichabod is

How does Ichabod react to the ghost stories he hears at the party? Does he seem to believe them? Explain, using details from the text to support your answer.

Reread the captions "A Haunted Nation” and “Hessian Soldiers.” Based on information in those captions and in the play, what does the story of the Headless Horseman have to do with the American Revolution?