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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lazar finally realizes that Tevye thinks he's talking about buying his cow, how does he react?
(a) Tells Tevye he can't possibly compare Tzeitel to a cow.
(b) Scolds Tevye for thinking such a thing.
(c) Faints with shock and is resuscitated by the bartender.
(d) Laughs and explains he's talking about marrying Tzeitel.

2. Once Tevye and Lazar agree to an arranged marriage between Lazar and Tzeitel, what do the men drink to?
(a) Health, wealth, and wisdom.
(b) To abundance.
(c) To life.
(d) Marriage, family, and grandchildren.

3. When Hodel prepares to marry Perchik, Tevye worries that there will be no one to perform a proper marriage. Hodel assures him that _______________.
(a) They'll invite him to the wedding.
(b) They'll find the best rabbi in town.
(c) They'll marry under a canopy, according to tradition.
(d) Perchik has everything already arranged.

4. As the wedding ceremony progresses, the women of the village sing, "One season following another, Laden with ...:"
(a) Daily doses of elation.
(b) Happiness and tears.
(c) Trouble and toil.
(d) Laughter and fighting.

5. As villagers sing "Sunrise, Sunset," Tevye asks, "Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the ... :"
(a) Same child I knew.
(b) Neighbor kid she knew.
(c) Child who once tarried.
(d) Little boy at play.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the wedding scene, Tzeitel enters in her bridal clothes, followed by _________________.

2. As everyone sings "Sunrise, Sunset" in the wedding scene, Golde says, "Wasn't it yesterday when they ... :"

3. Tevye convinces himself that by marrying Lazar, Tzeitel will never know what?

4. Hodel tells Tevye that Perchik is in trouble but through no fault of his own. When Tevye expresses doubt, Hodel reminds him about the stories of _____________.

5. As the pair sits together at the railroad station ________________.

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