Vocabulary
What is a character?
Who is the main character in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Ichabod Crane
What is a setting?
the place and time a story is taking place
What event did Ichabod Crane get invited to?
Katrina Van Tassel's Party
A drowsy, dreamy atmosphere hangs over the valley, as if it were under sway of some bewitching power.
Simile
What is a legend?
a)A story with a script and stage directions
b)A story that attempts to explain something as real
c)A story with a rhyme scheme
d)A story that is non-fiction (meaning it actually happened)
b)A story that attempts to explain something as real
How is Sleepy Hollow in the daytime different from Sleepy Hollow in the night time?
Sleepy Hollow is peaceful during the day and scary during the night time.
Who is the conflict between in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow? What were they fighting over?
b)The conflict is between Ichabod and Katrina. They are fighting over Brom Bones.
c)The conflict is between Brom Bones and Katrina. They are fighting over Ichabod Crane.
d)The conflict is between Ichabod and Brom Bones. They are fighting over the lovely Katrina.
The conflict is between Ichabod and Brom Bones. They are fighting over the lovely Katrina
What is being compared in the following sentence:
His elbows stuck out like grasshopper's, and as he rode his arms flapped like a pair of wings.
Elbows to grasshopper's and arms to a pair of wings
What country did the Revolutionary War occur in?
The United States of America
Which word best describes Brom Bones?
a)clever
b)mischievous
c)timid
d)shy
b)mischievous
Where did Ichabod Crane hear a lot of gossip?
a) at the schoolhouse
b) at church
c) on the farms he worked on
d) at the stores in Tarry Town
The climax of the story would best be described as:
a)Katrina's rejection of Ichabod at the party.
b)The chase between Ichabod and the Headless Horseman in the woods.
c)Ichabod's horse being found the morning after the party.
d)Ichabod's invitation to Von Tassel's party.
b)The chase between Ichabod and the Headless Horseman in the woods.
a scarecrow of man
metaphor
What does it mean to tarry?
a) describes something covered in tar
b) to take a long nap
c) to remain or stay
d) to run away from something
c) to remain or stay
What makes Katrina THE MOST attractive to Ichabod?
a)Her appearance
b)Her father's farm and money.
c)He likes to fight with Brom
d)She is intelligent
b)Her father's farm and money.
What room was Ichabod and Katrina in when, Ichabod found out that Katrina was using him?
a) the dinning room
b) the parlor
c) the drawing room
d) her father's office
b) the parlor
At the end of the story we can assume that:
a)Ichabod returned to teaching in the school.
b)Ichabod was kidnapped by the Horseman.
c)Ichabod married Katrina.
d)Brom Bones got rid of Ichabod.
d)Brom Bones got rid of Ichabod.
He was tall and very lanky, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, and hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves.
Hyperbole
When you draw a conclusion, what are you doing?
making an inference
Who is the Headless Horseman according to the Real Sleepy Hollow (non-fiction story)
a)A British soldier who was found missing his head.
b)A British servant who was found missing his head.
c)A Hessian servant who was found missing his head.
d)A Hessian soldier who was found missing his head.
A Hessian soldier who was found missing his head.
Why did the enchantment over the land in Sleepy Hollow turn into a curse?
a) The Native Americans cursed the land to protect it from the Europeans
b) A witch cursed the land because the townspeople were rude to her.
c) The Hessian Soldier died during a battle in Sleepy Hollow.
d) The British Soldier died during a battle in Sleepy Hollow.
c) The Hessian Soldier died in Sleepy Hollow.
How did the Headless Horseman lose his head, according to the legend?
a)It was taken by a witch
b)He was hung in a churchyard
c)His head was shot off by a cannonball
d)He was beheaded with a sword
c)His head was shot off by a cannonball
His green, glassy eyes watched his small band of students catch them in the slightest infraction.
Alliteration