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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the letter Yente picks up and delivers to Tzeitel, everyone learns that Perchik ________________.
(a) Has been arrested.
(b) Is working as a spy.
(c) Has become a professor.
(d) Will be gone for years.

2. When Golde and Tevye's daughters sing the "Matchmaker" song, which of the following is NOT part of the lyrics?
(a) Find me a find.
(b) Make me a match.
(c) Bring me a dream.
(d) Catch me a catch.

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

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

5. When Perchik tells Tevye's family that he's a good teacher, how does Hodel respond?
(a) Says she knows more than he does.
(b) Asks him to leave.
(c) Expresses doubt.
(d) Calls him a con artist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Despite how the villagers feel about Motel and Tzeitel's upcoming wedding, what do they say to Motel?

3. Motel is afraid to talk to Tevye about wanting to marry Tzeitel, claiming that he's only what?

4. At their wedding, what is placed over Motel and Tzeitel?

5. When a beggar gets only one coin this week, he complains that he got two coins the previous week. The donor explains he had a bad week, to which the beggar replies:

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