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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As they make preparations for the Sabbath, what does Tzeitel urge Motel to do?
(a) Talk to Tevye before it's too late.
(b) Distract Lazar so Tevye can't talk to him.
(c) Bring in extra food from his house.
(d) Find out who Perchik really is.

3. Hearing the news of the upcoming marriage, Russians who were sitting and drinking nearby bestow the following words upon Lazar and Tevye:
(a) Enjoy everything.
(b) Heaven bless you both.
(c) Live long and prosper.
(d) Be well and merry.

4. Motel and Tzeitel have been friends since:
(a) The fourth grade.
(b) They were babies.
(c) Tzeitel saved Motel's life.
(d) Motel moved next door.

5. When Tevye sings "If I Were A Rich Man," he says that he'd build a house with one staircase going up, one going down, and the third _____________.
(a) Going nowhere.
(b) Extending into the cellar.
(c) Extending beyond the roof.
(d) Going sideways.

6. At the start of Act 1, Scene 2, Tevye enters pulling a cart. He addresses God, asking what?
(a) Why his life continues to be so difficult.
(b) Where he can find the riches he wants.
(c) When his daughters will marry.
(d) Whose idea it was to make him a milkman.

7. At their wedding, what is placed over Motel and Tzeitel?
(a) Flag.
(b) Arch.
(c) Canopy.
(d) Pine branches.

8. Tevye convinces himself that by marrying Lazar, Tzeitel will never know what?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Pain.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Hunger.

9. At the conclusion of Act 1, Scene 1, why are Golde and Tevye's daughters hoping the matchmaker will take her time finding them a match?
(a) They want to finish school first.
(b) They want to travel and see the world before getting married.
(c) They're scared of getting stuck with a bad husband.
(d) They don't want to leave their parents and sisters.

10. When Motel manages to get Tevye's attention right before everyone has dinner, he wants to talk about Tzeitel but all he is able to say is what?
(a) Nice hat.
(b) Good Sabbath.
(c) Thank you.
(d) I'll be right back.

11. When addressing the audience at the start of the story, Tevye explains that in his community balance is kept through what?
(a) Tradition.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Law and order.

12. What does the spirit of Lazar Wolf's first wife indicate she'll do to Tzeitel?
(a) Drown her.
(b) Choke her.
(c) Haunt her daily.
(d) Drive her out of town.

13. As villagers sing "Sunrise, Sunset," Tevye asks, "Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the ... :"
(a) Neighbor kid she knew.
(b) Same child I knew.
(c) Little boy at play.
(d) Child who once tarried.

14. Who steps into Motel's shop when he steps out for a few moments?
(a) Russians.
(b) Lazar Wolf.
(c) Perchik.
(d) The constable.

15. When Tevye asks Shprintze and Bielke if they want to take lessons from Perchik, how do the girls respond?
(a) They giggle and say yes.
(b) They ask their mother.
(c) They refuse.
(d) They say they're not sure.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Tevye is introducing his family to Perchik, Motel arrives. What does Tevye say about Motel?

2. When Tevye first offers Perchik a piece of cheese, why does Perchik decline?

3. According to the "Tradition" song, what are the "Mamas" expected to do?

4. What is Yente's role in the village?

5. At the wedding of Tzeitel and Motel, where do the men and women go?

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