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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tevye asks Perchik how he makes money, what does Perchik say?
(a) He's a tutor.
(b) He runs errands.
(c) He repairs roofs.
(d) He's an actor.

2. How does Tzeitel react when she learns she is to wed Lazar Wolf?
(a) She runs away in tears.
(b) She screams and faints.
(c) She cries and says she can't marry him.
(d) She shouts in anger and frustration.

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

4. As Yente and other women of the village gossip, the story keeps changing. By the end of their gossiping, everyone mistakenly thinks that who has been arrested?
(a) Motel.
(b) Golde.
(c) Tevye.
(d) Hodel.

5. What common interest do Chava and Fyedka share?
(a) Reading.
(b) Historical trivia.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Sewing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When addressing the audience at the start of the story, Tevye explains that in his community balance is kept through what?

2. When Hodel prepares to marry Perchik, Tevye worries that there will be no one to perform a proper marriage. Hodel assures him that _______________.

3. When Tevye tries to correct Grandmother Tzeitel on behalf of Golde, what does the grandmother say?

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

5. With Tevye, Lazar, and other men roaming the streets drunk, the constable appears. What does he ask?

(see the answer key)

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