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

2. What is the name of Mr. Rosicky's youngest son?
(a) Luke.
(b) Matthew.
(c) John.
(d) Mark.

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

4. What did Rosicky keep in order when he lived in the loft with Zichec?
(a) Their books.
(b) Their clothes.
(c) Their food.
(d) Their music.

5. What was Rosicky's desire?
(a) To return to the country.
(b) To sing in the opera.
(c) To stay in the city.
(d) To ride horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Rosicky say he is going to build in the boys' room during the winter?

2. What is Rosicky's first name?

3. What kind of papers does Rosicky keep on his shelf?

4. What instrument does Dr. Burleigh pick up and frown at?

5. What color are the grapes on the Rosickys' table?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does the doctor come to about the Rosicky family at the end of Part 1?

2. When the doctor arrived for breakfast at the Rosicky home, what did the children help him with?

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

4. What were Mary and Anton doing on the Fourth of July when it was so hot that it burned up everything?

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

6. What does Rosicky tell the girl at the store about the ticking that he buys for Mrs. Rosicky?

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

8. What are the two years of his youth that Rosicky doesn't like to remember?

9. How did Rosicky end up in New York?

10. Describe the sight of the snow falling from Rosicky's perspective.

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