1. Despite how the villagers feel about Motel and Tzeitel's upcoming wedding, what do they say to Motel?
(a) How could you?
(b) Mazeltov.
(c) Be prosperous and fruitful.
(d) Good luck.

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

3. What wedding gifts do Tevye and Golde give to the newly married couple, Tzeitel and Motel?
(a) Kitchen table, plates, and mugs.
(b) Sewing machine and yards of cloth.
(c) Towels and scented soaps.
(d) Featherbed, goose pillows, and candlesticks.

4. When Tevye tries to correct Grandmother Tzeitel on behalf of Golde, what does the grandmother say?
(a) She knows Lazar Wolf would be a terrible husband.
(b) Lazar is a good for nothing drunkard.
(c) A young woman should be able to choose who she marries.
(d) She's certain her granddaughter is supposed to marry Motel.

5. Who is listening in as Perchik teaches Shprintze and Bielke?
(a) Motel.
(b) Hodel.
(c) Tzeitzel.
(d) Chava.

Short Answer Questions

1. Long after Tzeitel's wedding, someone asks the rabbi if he's heard the news. The rabbi asks if it's more bad news, and the reply is ______________.

2. What does Lazar give the newlyweds, Tzeitel and Motel?

3. After the wedding, Tevye speaks to God and starts to say, "As the Good Book says ..." but then stops himself. What does he say right afterward?

4. When Hodel comments on Perchik's lesson about Laban and Jacob, what does she say?

5. Before Perchik proposes to Hodel, he says that marriage must be founded on ______________.

(see the answer key)

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