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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mary set down in the middle of the group?
(a) A flower pot.
(b) A stack of laundry.
(c) Dessert dishes.
(d) Her darning basket.

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

4. What does Rosicky's life seem like to Doctor Ed?
(a) Beautiful but bittersweet.
(b) Incomplete and sad.
(c) Sincere but heart wrenching.
(d) Complete and beautiful.

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

6. What did Rosicky find under his wooden box that he used for a stool?
(a) A bible.
(b) A roast goose.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A dead rat.

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

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

9. Where does Rosicky find a bib apron in Polly's house?
(a) Folded up on the couch.
(b) Under the kitchen sink.
(c) Behind the kitchen door.
(d) Over a kitchen chair.

10. What was Rosicky fond of because he began to have a family late in life?
(a) His wife.
(b) His boys.
(c) His animals.
(d) His farm.

11. What does the snow leave after it melts?
(a) A soaked ground.
(b) Soft ground to plant trees.
(c) Mud for pigs.
(d) Terrible ditches to clean.

12. What does Rudolph leave in the barn?
(a) His wife.
(b) A photograph of the family.
(c) An idle work-team.
(d) A plow.

13. 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.

14. What is going on in the Rosicky kitchen all day in Part 5?
(a) Singing.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Baking.
(d) Canning.

15. What does Rudolph drop upon his knee?
(a) Plum jelly.
(b) His right hand.
(c) His left hand.
(d) His turkey dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosicky do when he stops by the windmill?

2. Who gave Mary the seeds of the Jerusalem cherry trees?

3. Who says, "Town girls is used to more than country girls"?

4. What pleases the older boys as much as the "little fellow"?

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

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