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

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

3. Where did Loeffler buy wood from?
(a) Central America.
(b) The East.
(c) South America and the East.
(d) South America.

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

5. How does Rosicky get to the doctor's office?
(a) He walks.
(b) He gets a ride with a neighbor.
(c) He drives his Ford.
(d) He rides in his wagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rosicky subscribed for Bohemian papers printed where?

2. What did Rosicky find wrong with the cities?

3. Who said, "You must take us as you find us, Doctor Ed"?

4. Whom did Loeffler buy wood from?

5. When the doctor says, "Oh, yes! They're coming. Maybe they'd come faster if I married," what is he talking about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rosicky end up in New York?

2. What happens after the Rosicky family have supper in Part 5?

3. What is the biggest difference between Mary and Anton?

4. Why did the winter turn out badly for the farmers?

5. What happened to Anton when his mother died?

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

7. Why is it bothersome to Rosicky to tell a story to the family?

8. Why does Rosicky want the alfalfa field to prosper so much?

9. What kind of work does the doctor limit Rosicky to?

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

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