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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays behind to keep an eye on Motel's shop when he leaves for a few moments?
(a) Tzeitel.
(b) Chava.
(c) Tevye.
(d) Hodel.

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

3. In the "Tradition" song, each daughter is prepared to marry ____________.
(a) The man of her choice.
(b) Whoever the matchmaker chooses.
(c) By the age of twenty.
(d) Whoever Papa picks.

4. In the lesson that Perchik tells Tevye's daughters about Laban and Jacob, what does Laban do?
(a) Steals from Jacob.
(b) Tricks Jacob.
(c) Abandons Jacob.
(d) Throws Jacob into a well.

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

6. When Tevye and Lazar meet to talk, what does Tevye think they're discussing?
(a) Increasing Lazar's milk order.
(b) Buying Tevye's little milk cow.
(c) Going into business together.
(d) Purchasing Tevye's house.

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

8. Before Tevye arrives to talk with Lazar, the butcher orders what?
(a) Two glasses and a bottle of brandy.
(b) Two cups of coffee.
(c) Two mugs of hot soup.
(d) A cup of coffee and a cup of tea.

9. 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:
(a) What's the donor hiding in his coat pocket?
(b) Why should he suffer for someone else's bad week?
(c) It's all right so long as he gets three coins next week.
(d) He can't afford a bad week.

10. Perchik teaches Shprintze and Bielke outside their home as they do what?
(a) Plant onions.
(b) Milk cows.
(c) Wash clothes.
(d) Peel potatoes.

11. Tevye tells Lazar that he always wanted a son but _______________.
(a) They're more like brothers.
(b) Never expected such a rich one.
(c) Never even considered the butcher.
(d) One a little younger than himself.

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

13. When the townspeople Mordcha and Mendel complain toTevye that he forgot their orders for the Sabbath, what does he reply?
(a) They haven't paid him yet.
(b) He had trouble with his horse.
(c) They failed to put in their order.
(d) He forgot, and he's sorry.

14. When Lazar finally realizes that Tevye thinks he's talking about buying his cow, how does he react?
(a) Laughs and explains he's talking about marrying Tzeitel.
(b) Tells Tevye he can't possibly compare Tzeitel to a cow.
(c) Faints with shock and is resuscitated by the bartender.
(d) Scolds Tevye for thinking such a thing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At their wedding, what does Motel place over Tzeitel's head?

2. When Chava and Fyedka find themselves alone, what does Fyedka say to her?

3. Tevye's conversation with the constable reveals that _______________.

4. As they make preparations for the Sabbath, what does Tzeitel urge Motel to do?

5. The village matchmaker, who has been a widow for a long time, claims that a bad husband:

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