Section 1

Questions

1. Why did Tarry Town get its name?
2. What do the people in Sleepy Hollow dream about?
3. Who is the worst of all the monsters in Sleepy Hollow?
4. How did the Headless Horseman lose his head?
5. What does the Headless Horseman do each night, according to legend?
6. What happens to anyone who visits Sleepy Hollow?
7. What phrase does Ichabod Crane believe in?
8. What is Ichabod forced to do as he doesn't make enough money as a schoolteacher to feed his huge appetite?
9. What does Ichabod do on Sundays?
10. What type of stories does Ichabod like?
11. What does Ichabod do to ward off his fears?
12. What does Ichabod know that he has to do after visiting Katrina's dad's farm?
13. Who has been trying to date Katrina for a long time before Ichabod came around?
14. How does Ichabod try to hit on Katrina?
15. What does Brom want to do to Ichabod when he isn't invited to the Van Tassels' anymore?
16. What does Brom decide to do when Ichabod won't agree to a duel?
17. What does Ichabod receive while teaching his students one day?
18. What does Ichabod imagine while eating the food at the party?
19. What are the old folks telling stories about at the party?
20. What does Brom say he did to the Headless Horseman one time?
21. What happens between Ichabod and Katrina after the party?
22. Whom does Ichabod come face to face with on the way home from the party?
23. Where does Ichabod try to go to get to safety?
24. What does the Horseman do to Ichabod when they both reach the church?
25. What do the people assume when they can't find Ichabod's body after seeing the bunch of horse tracks, Ichabod's hat, and a shattered pumpkin?
26. What does a farmer tell the townspeople some years later?
27. What does the story end with?

Answers

1. The husbands from the neighboring towns would stay there a little too long on market days.
2. They dream of magic, spells, witches, and anything supernatural you can imagine.
3. The Headless Horseman is the most frightening.
4. He was a Hessian soldier who got his head blown off in some nameless battle.
5. He rushes to the church each night to find his buried head.
6. They also become superstitious.
7. "Spare the rod and spoil the child."
8. He must live with the families of his students.
9. He shows off, reciting poetry and generally acting like a nerdy Casanova.
10. He enjoys scary stories.
11. He sings psalms when he's frightened.
12. He believes he must marry her so he can have the farm.
13. Brom Van Brunt wanted to date her.
14. He does so under the guise of choir lessons.
15. He wants to kill him.
16. He decides to play pranks on Ichabod.
17. He's gets an invite to a big party at the Van Tassels'.
18. He thinks of how awesome it'll be when everyone has to listen to him after he marries Katrina.
19. They're telling tales of the American Revolution.
20. He claims to have challenged him to a race.
21. Katrina dumps him.
22. He is confronted by the Headless Horseman.
23. He seeks safety at the church.
24. He throws his head at Ichabod and knocks him right off the horse.
25. The Headless Horseman has stolen Ichabod away.
26. Ichabod ran away and became a judge.
27. It ends with a new tale about a haunted schoolhouse and a teacher who loves to sing.