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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were there multitudes of in the tailor's home?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Children.
(c) Rats.
(d) Flies.

2. What kind of woman does Rosicky find terrifying and horrible?
(a) A smart and beautiful woman.
(b) A scheming and rapacious woman.
(c) A short and rich woman.
(d) A malicious and smart woman.

3. What color of hair does Polly have?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

4. How far does Rudolph live from the Rosicky home?
(a) One mile.
(b) Two and one-half miles.
(c) Two miles.
(d) One-half mile.

5. When Rosicky sits down to have a pipe what does he listen to?
(a) The crickets.
(b) The clock ticking.
(c) The rain falling.
(d) The radio.

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

7. When does the weather become very cold in Part 5?
(a) The day before Thanksgiving.
(b) Thanksgiving day.
(c) The day before Christmas.
(d) Christmas day.

8. How long ago had Rudolph gone to work in a factory in Omaha?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Four years.

9. What kind of sofa did Rosicky sleep on at the tailor's home?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Horsehair.
(c) Down.
(d) Sackcloth.

10. What would a deep snow keep warm?
(a) The hay.
(b) The horses.
(c) The wheat.
(d) The corn.

11. What was the name of the tailor that Rosicky meets?
(a) Lacy.
(b) Palmer.
(c) Ackers.
(d) Lifschnitz.

12. Having a farm means you don't have to choose between what?
(a) Bosses and strikers.
(b) Opera or plays.
(c) Dress shoes or boots.
(d) Rich or poor.

13. Who puts the horses to the buggy-rake and takes up the thistles?
(a) Mary.
(b) Polly.
(c) Rosicky.
(d) Rudolph.

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

15. Whom is the winter bad for?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Horses.
(d) City folk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rosicky suggest the family eat their supper when it was too hot?

2. What has lodged into the alfalfa field?

3. When did Polly and Rudolph begin to be friends?

4. What color of geranium does Mary have in bloom for Christmas?

5. On what night would the boys pile into their car?

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