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The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
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A (comical) horror story set in a small, very quiet town reportedly under some kind of haunting.  Written by Washington Irving, Legend of Sleepy Hollow is very popular during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who lost his head to a cannonball in battle.
 

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
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25 Questions

1. Other Than Satire - What Is In There?

2. When Was Washington Irving Born

3. What Do You Believe Happened To Ichobod?

4. Instead Of Following The Road To Sleepy Hollow - Where Does Gunpowder Go? What Makes It Even Harder For Ichabod To Hold Onto His Run-away Horse?

5. Who Is The Author?

6. When News Of Ichabod Is Reported Years Later - What Do We Learn About Why He Left?

7. What Makes It Seem That Brom Bones Knew Something About What Happened That Night?

8. Who Do The Villagers Believe The Headless Horseman Is? How Did He Lose His Head?

9. What Are The Two Main Things That Katrina Van Tassel Is Known For? What Different Things Does She Wear That Demonstrate Each Of These?

10. 'History Of New York'

11. What POV?

12. Why Did Irving Write The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow?

13. Why 1st POV?

14. Where Does Ichabod Crane Live? Why Does He Need To Be Able To Have All Of His Belongings In A Small Bundle?

15. What Subject Does Ichabod Like To Read About? What Has Increased His Interest In This Subject?

16. What Did The People Of The Town Believe About What Happened That Night?

17. Ichabod Takes Great Care In His Appearance As He Gets Ready For The Party At Baltus Van Tassel's What Is Funny About The Horse He Is Riding As He Starts Off Like A 'Knight In Quest Of Adventures'?

18. What Are Two Things That Ichabod Would Do To Make Himself Useful To The Farmers? How Does He Help The Wives?

19. Symbolism

20. What Is Ichabod Crane's Job? What Other Job Did He Do To Earn A Little More Money?

21. What Mood Is Ichabod In When He Leaves Katrina's House That Night? What Evidence Is There Of His Mood? What Speculation Does The Author Make As To What Happened?

22. What Happens When Ichabod Slows Down Or Speeds Up In An Attempt To Get Away From The Dark Horse And Its Rider? What Does Ichabod See That Makes Him So Terrified That The Sends His Horse Into Full Flight?

23. What Evidence Is There That Ichabod Crane Had An Active Imagination?

24. What Is In The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow?

25. Why 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?