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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. Who is sitting outside the railroad station, talking together?
(a) Hodel and Tevye.
(b) Motel and Tzeitel.
(c) Hodel and Tzeitel.
(d) Tevye and Motel.

2. In the wedding scene, Tzeitel enters in her bridal clothes, followed by _________________.
(a) Only the women of the village.
(b) The rabbi and his family.
(c) Twelve bridesmaids.
(d) Her mother, father, sisters, and other relatives.

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

4. 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.

5. As everyone sings "Sunrise, Sunset" in the wedding scene, Golde says, "Wasn't it yesterday when they ... :"
(a) Played hopscotch.
(b) Made mud cakes.
(c) Wore diapers.
(d) Were small.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the wedding, after the rabbi prays over a glass goblet of wine, what do Tzeitel and Motel do?

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

3. When Tevye and Lazar meet to talk, what does Tevye think they're discussing?

4. How does Tevye react when he first learns that Lazar is interested in Tzeitel?

5. Lazar tries to convince Tevye to agree to a marriage between him and Tzeitel by explaining that he's well off and ________________.

(see the answer key)

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