Sleepy Hollow
Who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
Washington Irving
He is a pastor with a powerful voice. He doesn't think he deserves to go to heaven. He seems to get sicker and sicker throughout the novel.
Arthur Dimmesdale
Who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
Which word means a very serious promise? Huck had to take this to join the robber gang.
oath
to fight
quarrel
During which war was the Headless Horseman rumored to have lost his head?
The Revolutionary War
She is very good at sewing. She is beautiful and strong. She was born in England.
Hester Prynne
Why did Tom Sawyer leave his home town?
he wanted adventure
What is the biggest moral (lesson) we learn in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Kindness, humanity, and trying to help and understand other people are the most important things in the world.
someone who wants to end slavery
abolitionist
What town was the village of Sleepy Hollow in?
Tarrytown, NY
He was kidnapped by Native Americans. He becomes evil because he is obsessed with revenge.
Roger Chillingworth
What was the main setting of this book?
The Mississippi River
How would you describe the Duke and the King?
lying, cheating, bad people who only care about themselves
a slang word that means to think or believe
reckon
Ichabod's hat was found by the river, along with a . . .
broken pumpkin
She is baby at the beginning of the novel.
Pearl
Why did Jim run away from his home town?
he wanted to free his family from slavery
Was Jim a good person?
Yes! He was brave, kind, and wanted to save his family
the person or voice telling the story
narrator
Who was Ichabod's biggest competitor to "win" Katrina's heart?
Brom Van Brunt
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Why did Huck run away from his home town?
his father was an abusive alcoholic
Huck used many fake names throughout the book. At the end, who knew the truth about Huck and Tom's identities?
Aunt Polly knew because she was from the same town as Huck and Tom
a raised wooden platform or stage on which criminals are punished (sometimes killed)
scaffold