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Washington IrvingThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1820A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Reading Check
1. The Revolutionary War (5)
2. His appearance resembles a crane. (8)
3. Cotton Mather (17)
4. She is one of his singing students. (23)
5. A bowl of punch (64)
6. At the bridge (71-72)
7. He saw Ichabod in New York. (81-82)
Short Answer
1. It is called Sleepy Hollow for the listlessness and drowsiness that seems to hang over the land in that region. Legends say it might have been bewitched by a German doctor or an “Indian chief.” (4)
2. Ichabod is attracted to Katrina not only for her beauty, which he compares to the ripeness of a peach, but for the wealth of her inheritance from her father. He imagines himself as the master of the Van Tassel fortune. (28)
3. According to the old farmer, Ichabod left town and taught school elsewhere while studying law. He went into politics and eventually became a judge. (82)
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