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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 Mrs. Rosicky have in her apron when she meets Mr. Rosicky?
(a) Green beans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Carrots.

2. How much did Rosicky pay for standing room at the opera?
(a) One dollar and fifty cents.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Fifty cents.

3. Why does Mr. Rosicky need ticking?
(a) So his wife can make goose-feather pillows.
(b) So his wife can make blankets for the horses.
(c) So his wife can cover their worn mattresses..
(d) So his wife can make coats for the children.

4. Rosicky claims he was short of breath doing what last summer?
(a) Pitching hay.
(b) Shelling corn.
(c) Birthing a cow.
(d) Shearing sheep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of hedge was at the back of Trinity churchyard?

2. What does Mary tell the doctor that he should keep handy to brush in his hair every morning?

3. What did Rosicky find wrong with the cities?

4. How did Rosicky learn English?

5. How old is Rosicky?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the doctor stop by last winter for breakfast at the Rosickys'?

3. What is Rosicky the first to know about from Polly?

4. What did Anton Rosicky do when he found out his cousin had moved to America?

5. What makes Polly want to drop her head on Rosicky's shoulder?

6. Describe Rosicky and Zichec's life in the loft.

7. Why is Rosicky so fond of his boys?

8. Why does Doctor Ed consider the country graveyard where Rosicky is buried to be beautiful?

9. What does Rosicky reflect on as he is looking out his window and listening to the wind blow?

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

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