Ichabod Crane and Sleepy Hollow CKLA Quiz

What is the main reason Ichabod Crane wants to marry Katrina Van Tassel?

• He truly loves her.

• He believes she will make a good schoolteacher

• He wants to make Brom Bones jealous.

• He wants to inherit her family's wealth.

Which word best describes Ichabod Crane’s personality?

• Courageous

• Superstitious

• Humble

• Reckless

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What mood does the author create in the passage?

• Mysterious and eerie

• Cheerful and lighthearted

• Angry and frustrated

• Joyful and celebratory

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does Brom Bones react when he hears stories about Ichabod’s disappearance?

• He seems upset and worried.

• He laughs and looks like he knows more than he is saying.

• He searches the woods for Ichabod.

• He tells people that he was the last to see Ichabod.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happens to Ichabod at the end of the story?

• He marries Katrina.

• He defeats the Headless Horseman.

• He disappears, and no one is sure what happened to him.

• He moves to another town and starts a new school.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What literary device is used when describing Ichabod’s appearance as “like a scarecrow”?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

What theme is suggested by the events in the passage?

• Hard work always leads to success.

• The supernatural can never be explained.

• Pride and greed can lead to one's downfall.

• People are always honest about their intentions.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What detail from the passage supports the idea that the Headless Horseman may not be real?

• People say he is a Hessian soldier who lost his head.

• A shattered pumpkin is found near Ichabod’s hat.

• The town is known for its ghost stories.

• Ichabod sees the horseman on a black horse.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the effect of the author using words like "drowsy," "dreamy," and "bewitching" in the description of Sleepy Hollow?

• It makes the town seem like a magical place.

• It suggests that the town is a busy, exciting place.

• It emphasizes the town’s connection to nature.

• It makes the town seem boring and unimportant.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the passage suggest about Ichabod’s fate?

• He was taken by the Headless Horseman.

• He became a wealthy schoolteacher elsewhere

• He married Katrina in secret.

• He was deceived by Brom Bones and ran away in fear.