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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wedding That Came Without Its Band, pp. 194-199, The Tallis Koton, pp. 199-207.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the gossips explain the death of Yoyl Tashker's wife?
(a) The claim she died of hunger.
(b) They claim he beat her to death.
(c) They claim she died in a fire started by Yoyl.
(d) They claim she committed suicide.

2. What is the name of the town where the Man from Buenos Aires gets a job leading around a blind cantor?
(a) Tomashpol.
(b) Mitava.
(c) Shpole.
(d) Nanyev.

3. According to the narrator in The Happiest Man in All Kodny, when is the best time to travel by train?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

4. Why does Tevye envy the young man Yisro-eyl?
(a) His wife came with a dowry.
(b) He was given a large inheritance.
(c) He has a swell job.
(d) He has several sons.

5. What items are Podhotzur's house full of?
(a) Paintings and books.
(b) Sculptures and vases.
(c) Clocks and mirrors.
(d) Stuffed animals and skeletons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question about Mendle does Tevye ask Golde after he leaves their home?

2. Why does Berko think the train stopped?

3. What is the name of the cantor's daughter who committed suicide?

4. What is Chvedka's profession?

5. How many rubles does Tevye come home with, after saving the two women from the forest?

(see the answer key)

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