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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Act 1, Scene 5 end?
(a) Tevye dances off with the fiddler.
(b) Tevye collapses and falls asleep.
(c) Tevye gives Golde a kiss.
(d) Golde yells at Tevye.

2. Who is Fruma Sarah to Lazar Wolf?
(a) Daughter.
(b) First wife.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

3. After Golde talks to Tevye about Lazar Wolf, what does Tevye agree to do?
(a) Talk to him after the Sabbath.
(b) Invite him to dinner.
(c) Ask Lazar what he thinks of the eldest daughter.
(d) Offer one of his daughters for marriage.

4. What kind of shop does Motel own?
(a) Flower stand.
(b) Barber shop.
(c) Tailor shop.
(d) Fruit stand.

5. In Tevye's dream, why is Lazar Wolf's first wife angry?
(a) Lazar doesn't love her anymore.
(b) Everyone says mean things about her.
(c) She was always an angry person.
(d) Tevye's daughter is marrying her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tevye wake up in the middle of the night asking where Fruma Sarah is?

2. After the Sabbath, where does Tevye go to meet Lazar in order to talk to him?

3. What is Motel's job?

4. When Tevye first offers Perchik a piece of cheese, why does Perchik decline?

5. When Tevye sings "If I Were A Rich Man," he says that he'd build a house with one staircase going up, one going down, and the third _____________.

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