pages 16–20

Text of Book

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pages 16–20, page 1

pages 16–20, page 2

pages 16–20, page 3

pages 16–20, page 4

Questions

1)	What time does Ichabod arrive at the Van Tassel residence?

2)	What is the name of Brom Bones' horse?

3)	What did Ichabod Crane find in the parlor?

4)	What did Ichabod Crane do in the parlor?

5)	How was Baltus Van Tassel at the party?

6)	What was in the common room?

7)	How was Brom Bones feeling in the common room?

8)	Why does the author say ghost stories are mainly in Dutch communities?

9)	In the quote, "Just sufficient time had elapsed to enable each storyteller to dress up his tale with a little becoming fiction…", what does "sufficient" mean?

10)	The author wrote: "There were several more that had been equally great in the field, not one of whom but was persuaded that he had a considerable hand in bringing the war to a happy termination." What does "several" mean in this context?

11)	In the same quote below, what does "termination" mean in this context. "There were several more that had been equally great in the field, not one of whom but was persuaded that he had a considerable hand in bringing the war to a happy termination." What does "several" mean in this context?

12)	Who is the favorite supernatural being haunting the area?

13)	Where did the ghosts primarily haunt?

14)	One of the characters is described as "a most heretical disbeliever in ghosts." What does this description mean?

15)	The author wrote, "This story was immediately matched by a thrice marvellous adventure of Brom Bones, who made light of the Galloping Hessian as an arrant jockey." What does "immediate" mean in this context?

16)	In the same quote below, what does "thrice" mean? "This story was immediately matched by a thrice marvellous adventure of Brom Bones, who made light of the Galloping Hessian as an arrant jockey."

17)	Who has seen the Headless Horseman?

18)	What happened when the goblin horse was losing a race?

19)	What is different about his trip home than his trip to the party?

20)	How did Ichabod react to the stories about the Headless Horseman?

21)	The author wrote, "He repaid them in kind with large extracts from his invaluable author, Cotton Mather, and added many marvellous events that had taken place in his native State of Connecticut…." What does "extracts" mean in this context?

22)	In the same quote below, what does "invaluable" mean? "He repaid them in kind with large extracts from his invaluable author, Cotton Mather, and added many marvellous events that had taken place in his native State of Connecticut…."

23)	How was Ichabod feeling when he left the party?

24)	What time did Ichabod leave the party?

25)	What sounds could Ichabod hear on his way home?

26)	There is no right answer, but how does the setting make you feel at the end of page 20?

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