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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job did Rosicky have during his youth?
(a) He was a baker's assistant.
(b) He was a mail boy.
(c) He was a sheepherder.
(d) He was a tailor.

2. What did Mary think the neighbor children look like?
(a) Skimmed milk.
(b) Slim boards.
(c) Paper thin people.
(d) Skinny cats.

3. How many miles has Mr. Rosicky gone before he comes to the graveyard?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Eight.

4. What does Mr. Rosicky encounter when he goes out to his wagon?
(a) Snow.
(b) Sleet.
(c) Wind.
(d) Rain.

5. What instrument does Dr. Burleigh pick up and frown at?
(a) His thermometer.
(b) His notebook.
(c) His stethoscope.
(d) His pen.

6. What carries a dry, cool fragrance that is released into the air?
(a) The snow.
(b) The rain.
(c) The wheat fields.
(d) The cornfield.

7. How many boys does Rosicky have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

9. What is next door to the farm-implement store?
(a) An empty field.
(b) The livestock yard.
(c) The general merchandise place.
(d) The grocery store.

10. What type of cap does Rosicky wear?
(a) Corduroy.
(b) Sheepskin.
(c) Plush.
(d) Wool.

11. Rosicky claims he was short of breath doing what last summer?
(a) Pitching hay.
(b) Birthing a cow.
(c) Shelling corn.
(d) Shearing sheep.

12. What type of plants does Mary have that bloom in the winter?
(a) Tulips.
(b) Lilies.
(c) Geraniums.
(d) Roses.

13. What kind of hedge was at the back of Trinity churchyard?
(a) Wisteria.
(b) Rose.
(c) Lilac.
(d) Box.

14. What is the name of Rosicky's wife?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Mary.
(c) Emma.
(d) Elizabeth.

15. What does Rosicky ask the doctor for instead of pills for his bad heart?
(a) A new heart.
(b) Some coffee.
(c) A pacemaker.
(d) A pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Loeffler buy wood from?

2. What does Dr. Burleigh tell Rosicky he needs to cut out of his life?

3. When Mr. Rosicky enters the farm-implement store what does he put on?

4. What kind of woman is Mr. Rosicky "ain't much fur"?

5. How many years older than Mary is Anton Rosicky?

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