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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What pleases the older boys as much as the "little fellow"?
(a) A jack-knife or bubble gum.
(b) Bubble gum or a bouncy ball.
(c) A jack-knife or a box of candy.
(d) A jump rope or bubble gum.

2. What kind of car do the Rosickys own?
(a) Ford.
(b) GM.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Horse and Buggy.

3. On the day of the hot wind, what does Mary say she was making?
(a) Raspberry wine.
(b) Apple pie filling.
(c) Strawberry tarts.
(d) Plum preserves.

4. What is Rosicky afraid will happen if Polly grows discontented?
(a) That Rudolph and Polly will divorce.
(b) That Polly will not like him.
(c) That Rudolph will quit the farm and take a factory job.
(d) That Rudolph will be angry.

5. Where does Doctor Ed stop his car and sit?
(a) The wheat field.
(b) The store parking.
(c) The Rosicky's back yard.
(d) The graveyard.

6. What is Polly wearing when Rosicky comes to their home?
(a) Work overalls and an apron.
(b) Slippers and a flannel nightgown.
(c) A short-sleeved gingham dress.
(d) An apron and a silk dress.

7. Where did Rosicky sleep besides the Embankment?
(a) Doorways.
(b) The bakery.
(c) On boats.
(d) Hotels.

8. Who run arm in arm across the fields in the bitter wind?
(a) Polly and Josephine.
(b) Rudolph and Mary.
(c) Mary and Anton.
(d) Rudolph and Polly.

9. Rosicky thinks that town would be the place for one of his boys if they were what?
(a) Tall and handsome.
(b) Witty and wealthy.
(c) Crooked and sharp.
(d) Smart and educated.

10. What does Rosicky think about when he sees the Jerusalem cherry trees?
(a) His time in New York.
(b) His childhood.
(c) His mother.
(d) His time in London.

11. What did Rosicky listen to on Christmas day in London?
(a) The Christmas singers.
(b) The church bells ringing.
(c) The birds chirping.
(d) The tailor's family sleeping.

12. On what night would the boys pile into their car?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

13. What was Rosicky fond of because he began to have a family late in life?
(a) His wife.
(b) His farm.
(c) His boys.
(d) His animals.

14. What does Rosicky do while the turkey is roasting?
(a) Shaves and changes his shirt.
(b) Sings and plays guitar.
(c) Tells the boys stories.
(d) Smokes his pipe.

15. What is going on in the Rosicky kitchen all day in Part 5?
(a) Singing.
(b) Baking.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Canning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fellow workmen had Rosicky helped bury in the tailoring trade?

2. Who gave Mary the seeds of the Jerusalem cherry trees?

3. What does Polly dislike about housework?

4. Having a farm means you don't have to choose between what?

5. What does Rosicky ask Rudolph to buy for Polly while they are out?

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