The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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- Q1Tarry means to linger. The folk of Tarry Town are in no hurry. Sleepy Hollow is like right outside (shop in Tarry Town but live in Sleepy Hollow). Sleepy Hollow was so quiet and tranquil it lolled people to sleep.How did Tarry Town get its name? How did Sleepy Hollow get its name?30s
- Q2dreamy but strange; the people thought that the town was bewitched. superstitious stories (caught up in it)What mood does the setting of this story create?30s
- Q3He was the ghost of a Hessian trooper (soldier) who had his head carried away by a cannon-ball in the Revolutionary WarWho do the villagers believe the headless horseman is? How did he lose his head?30s
- Q4looking for his head- he goes to the battle scene where he lost it; then he has to rush back to the courtyard where he is buried before daylightWhat do the villagers think he is doing out at night? Why is he said to be in such a hurry?30s
- Q5school teacher/ singing master (voice lessons)What is Ichabod Crane's job? What other job did he do to earn a little more money?30s
- Q6he lives with the children he instructed; he has to move often to the different houses (switches weekly)Where does Ichabod Crane live? Why does he need to be able to have all of his belongings in a small bundle?30s
- Q7childcare and assisting in light choresWhat are two things that Ichabod would do to make himself useful to the farmers? How does he help the wives?30s
- Q8they think he's important because he is generally more educated than everyone else; so educated supposedly brought better taste. They bring out best China to impress him. elegant way of talking. mothers gave him food and took care of him; girls followed him around and flirted with himWhy do the women in the countryside think he is an important person? How do the mothers treat him as a result? How do the younger girls respond to him?30s
- Q9ghosts and spirits; Cotton Mather's history of New England Witchcraft (he believed in it) he liked the marvelous and extraordinary; increased his residence in this spellbound regionWhat subject does Ichabod like to read about? What has increased his interest in this subject?30s
- Q10saw and heard things from what he read and little things would startle him so he would sing psalm tunes.What would happen to Ichabod when he would wlak home at night after spending the afternoon reading? How would he handle that?30s
- Q11beauty and money(vast expectations)What are the two main things that Katrina Van Tassel is known for? What different things does she wear that demonstrate each of these?30s
- Q12See imagea mixture of ancient and modern fashions, suited to set off her charms, ornaments of gold from her great great grandmother, a stomacher, and a short petticoat to show her pretty feet30s
- Q13all for the money (and she was beautiful)The author, Washington Irving says, "When he entered the house, the conquest of his heart was complete." What does the rest of that paragraph on page 18 tell us about why Ichabod liked Katrina?30s
- Q14Brom Bones, and she's a flirtWhat two things make it difficult for Ichabod to fulfill his goal of marrying Katrina?30s
- Q15because Brom Bones had a good chance with her and could knock him into next week; he was her voice instructorWhy would it have been crazy for Ichabod to be open about his feelings for Katrina? What gives Ichabod an excuse to visit Katrina at her house?30s