Analysis Questions
1. Reconstruct Rosicky's changing attitude toward his own increasing debilities in "Neighbour Rosicky."
2. What besides Rosicky's pride in the land and his farm connects him to the prairies?

Interpretation Questions
3. What seems to be the significance of the graveyard? In what sense is its serenity ironic?
4. What makes Rosicky so attracted to Paula? What might she represent that he hasn't found in his relationship with his own wife?

Evaluation Questions
5. Why is it fitting that Rosicky dies in his house?
6. Why is Rosicky reluctant to discuss his experiences in London? What does that reluctance reveal about his character?