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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chava and Fyedka find themselves alone, what does Fyedka say to her?
(a) She needs to be more careful.
(b) She must never talk to Sasha again.
(c) He'd like to take her to the dance.
(d) He's seen her at the bookseller's.

2. After the Sabbath, where does Tevye go to meet Lazar in order to talk to him?
(a) The market.
(b) The inn.
(c) The general store.
(d) An expensive restaurant.

3. What does Perchik teach Hodel that he says he learned in Kiev?
(a) A poem.
(b) A prayer.
(c) A song.
(d) A dance.

4. When Tevye first offers Perchik a piece of cheese, why does Perchik decline?
(a) He has no money.
(b) He just ate.
(c) He doesn't want to look greedy.
(d) He doesn't trust Tevye.

5. When Perchik finally takes the cheese Tevye offers him, what does Tevye say?
(a) It's no crime being poor.
(b) There's always room for a bit of cheese.
(c) Don't forget to thank God for it.
(d) The villagers can be trusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. After teaching Tevye's daughters the story of Laban and Jacob, what does Perchik say is the moral of the story?

2. How does Tzeitel react when she learns she is to wed Lazar Wolf?

3. Perchik tells Hodel that traditions are changing in other places, with boys and girls holding hands and even doing what together?

4. Hearing the news of the upcoming marriage, Russians who were sitting and drinking nearby bestow the following words upon Lazar and Tevye:

5. When Perchik makes fun of traditions that never change, what does Hodel do?

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