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Questions

1) How does the description of Ichabod Crane on this page differ from the last one?

2) The author wrote, "on the contrary, he administered justice with discrimination rather than severity."

What does "on the contrary" mean?

3) One of the sentences begins, "The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder,"

What is another word for "revenue" mean in this context?

4) In the same sentence, "The revenue arising from his school was small, and would have been scarcely sufficient to furnish him with daily bread, for he was a huge feeder…"

What does "sufficient" mean in this context?

5) Did most towns love their school teachers?

6) Did farmers like Icabood Crane?

7) Did mothers like Icabood Crane?

8) Were there any events that weren't clear to you?