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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?

13) In the sentence below, what does "situated" mean?

"His stronghold was situated on the banks of the Hudson, in one of those green, sheltered, fertile nooks in which the Dutch farmers are so fond of nestling."

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!)?

19) In the same quote below, what is another word for "numerous"?

"Ichabod, on the contrary, had to win his way to the heart of a country coquette, beset with a labyrinth of whims and caprices, which were forever presenting new difficulties and impediments; and he had to encounter a host of fearful adversaries of real flesh and blood, the numerous rustic admirers, who beset every portal to her heart, keeping a watchful and angry eye upon each other, but ready to fly out in the common cause against any new competitor."

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?

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1) The Hudson is a wide river in New York. How does Washington Irving describe the setting?

2) The book states, "…there lies a small market town or rural port, which by some is called Greensburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town."

What does "generally" mean in this context?

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"?

14) 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?

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?