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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Rosicky?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Sixty-five.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Fifty-five.

2. What does Mr. Rosicky smell when he enters the kitchen?
(a) Cake.
(b) Coffee-cake.
(c) Bread.
(d) Coffee.

3. What day did the young Rosicky find out what was "the matter with him"?
(a) The twenty-fourth of July.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Easter.

4. Who does Rudolph state had been lifting heavy milk cans?
(a) Mrs. Marshall.
(b) Mrs. Rosicky.
(c) Mr. Rosicky.
(d) Polly.

5. Mr. Rosicky's mustache is what?
(a) Long and rough.
(b) Soft and long.
(c) Rough and short.
(d) Soft and short.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rosicky complains that though he is getting to be an old man he's not what yet?

2. How many miles was it from the rich farm to the Rosicky's place?

3. Where had Rosicky's father and grandfather worked?

4. How did Rosicky learn English?

5. What would Rosicky and his chum have after the performances?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rosicky's farm.

2. Describe Christmas Eve.

3. Why is Rosicky so fond of his boys?

4. After Rudolph and Polly leave for town what does Rosicky do?

5. Why is it bothersome to Rosicky to tell a story to the family?

6. According to Rosicky, what is the problem with big cities?

7. Why would Rosicky rather have his sons deal with the hardships of country farm life than deal with city life?

8. When Doctor Burleigh tells Rosicky that he has a bad heart, what is Rosicky's excuse for feeling short of breath?

9. When the doctor picks ups his stethoscope, why does he frown?

10. What is the "Father's Corner"?

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