Category: The Borrowers
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Question #9
What word describes the fields, brooks, bridges and houses in the wives' stories?
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Questions
1) | How does the description of Ichabod Crane on this page differ from the last one? |
2) | What other job did Ichabod Crane have? |
3) | What professional is thought to be smarter than school teacher? |
4) | What book by Cotton Mather did Ichabod Crane know well? |
5) | What would Ichabod Crane do by the brook? |
6) | When would Ichabod Crane leave the brook? |
7) | How would Ichabod Crane feel on the ride from school? |
8) | What emotion do readers feel reading about the "boding cry of the tree toad" and "dreary hooting of the whip–poor–will"? |
9) | What word describes the fields, brooks, bridges and houses in the wives' stories? |
10) | What was the name of the female character? |
11) | Who was Baltus Van Tassel? |
12) | Which word best describes Mr. Van Tassel? |
14) | How did Ichabod Crane feel about Katrina Van Tassel? |
15) | What did Ichabod Crane imagine when he saw the animals on the farm? |
16) | If Ichabod Crane owned the Van Tassel farm, what do you think he would do? |
17) | What was the nickname of the man also interested in Katrina? |
18) | What was the full name of the "burly" character (not the Dutch abbreviation!)? |
20) | How would you compare Brom and Ichabod? |
21) | How many friends does Brom Bones have? |
22) | Which word best describes the actions of Brom Bones? |
23) | Were there any events that weren't clear to you? |
Question #3
What noises does the author describe in this setting?
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Question #10
What was the name of the female character?
Question #4
This question has no right answer, but think about it.
This story will be spooky. Why would you want to describe the setting this way?
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Questions
1) | The Hudson is a wide river in New York. How does Washington Irving describe the setting? |
3) | What noises does the author describe in this setting? |
4) | This question has no right answer, but think about it.
This story will be spooky. Why would you want to describe the setting this way? |
5) | One sentence begins, "The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions;"
What does "local" mean in this context? |
6) | What war did the apparition, or ghost, fight in? |
7) | Where does the apparition, or ghost, haunt? |
8) | What does the spirit, or ghost, ride? |
9) | What is the exact name of the ghost in this superstition? (Type carefully, spelling matters!) |
10) | This book was published in 1821. When does the author claim this story took place? |
11) | How does the author describe Ichabod Crane? |
12) | How would you describe the school? |
13) | There is no right answer here. But, why do you think the author uses words like "authoritative", "menace", and "appalling"? |
15) | Did most towns love their school teachers? |
16) | Did farmers like Icabood Crane? |
17) | Did mothers like Icabood Crane? |
18) | Were there any events that weren't clear to you? |
Question #11
Who was Baltus Van Tassel?
Question #5
One sentence begins, "The whole neighborhood abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions;"
What does "local" mean in this context?