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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1820

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Exam Answer Key

Page citations are from the Kindle E-Bookarama edition.

Multiple Choice

1. B (1)

2. D (5)

3. C (11)

4. C (14)

5. A (Various pages)

6. D (23)

7. B (43)

8. D (64)

Long Answer

1. Ichabod uses corporal punishment (administered with a switch), but he lets the weaker boys off easy while keeping the harshest punishment for the bigger boys. (11)

2. Ichabod avoids direct confrontation and never lets Brom get close enough to “double him up and put him on a shelf.” Instead, Brom plays pranks on Ichabod. (Various pages)

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