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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rosicky suggest the family eat their supper when it was too hot?
(a) The graveyard.
(b) The orchard.
(c) The lake.
(d) The barn.

2. What does Polly want to do after Rosicky grips her elbows and shows his funny bright eyes?
(a) She wants to kiss his cheek.
(b) She wants to weep.
(c) She wants to drop her head on his shoulder.
(d) She wants to hug Rosicky.

3. Rudolph claims he can make good wages railroading or where?
(a) The city newspaper.
(b) The boat docks.
(c) The store.
(d) The packing house.

4. What kind of man does Rosicky find terrifying and horrible?
(a) A loud and harsh man.
(b) A smart and ingenious man.
(c) A dishonest and crafty man.
(d) A wealthy and smart man.

5. What color eyes does Polly have?
(a) Green.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

6. When Rosicky cleans up the kitchen what does he put away?
(a) The glasses.
(b) The silverware.
(c) The butter.
(d) The milk.

7. What are the Jerusalem cherry trees full of?
(a) Fragrance.
(b) Berries.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Birds.

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

9. What does Rosicky hope for his boys?
(a) That they will never need his farm.
(b) That they will marry beautiful women.
(c) That they can get through without knowing much about the cruelty of human beings.
(d) That they will have many children.

10. Who slips behind Rosicky's chair and gives him a kiss on the neck?
(a) Rudolph.
(b) Josephine.
(c) Mary.
(d) Polly.

11. What does Polly dislike about housework?
(a) All of it.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) The dishes.
(d) That there is so much of it.

12. How many fellow workmen had Rosicky helped bury in the tailoring trade?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

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

15. Whom was Rosicky's cousin supposed to be working for in London?
(a) A carpenter
(b) A chef.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A confectioner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Rosicky came to meet his cousin in London?

2. What was the worst things Rosicky had come upon in his journey through the world?

3. One Saturday morning the boys talk about starting early so they could see what?

4. What kind of sofa did Rosicky sleep on at the tailor's home?

5. What were there multitudes of in the tailor's home?

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