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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hodel tells Tevye that Perchik is in trouble but through no fault of his own. When Tevye expresses doubt, Hodel reminds him about the stories of _____________.
(a) Daniel and the lion's den.
(b) Jacob and Rachel.
(c) David and Bathsheba.
(d) Abraham and Moses.

2. Fyedka comes to Motel's shop, picks up a shirt, and offers congratulations. When he leaves the shop, who discreetly follows Fyedka?
(a) Motel.
(b) Chava.
(c) Tzeitel.
(d) Golde.

3. When Golde asks Yente which daughter gets which boy, what does the matchmaker reply?
(a) It makes no difference.
(b) The girls can pick.
(c) The boys should decide.
(d) She hasn't decided that part yet.

4. The boys that the matchmaker brings Golde for her youngest daughters _______________.
(a) Are brothers.
(b) Have the same first name.
(c) Are the matchmaker's nephews.
(d) Are visiting their relatives in the village.

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

6. Through Tevye's conversation with God, what do we learn about Tzeitel and Motel after their wedding?
(a) Lazar won't leave them alone.
(b) They're happy despite living in poverty.
(c) They're desperately struggling to get by.
(d) They're having trouble in their marriage.

7. When the villagers are gathered at his shop, why does Motel hold up two different pieces of cloth that have been sewn together?
(a) To show that he's tried out the newly arrived sewing machine.
(b) It's the beginning of the blanket he's sewing for his baby.
(c) So everyone can see the start of the banner for the new flower shop.
(d) To show the new dress he's making for Tzeitel.

8. Where is Lazar Wolf going at the end of the story?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York City.

9. As Tevye sits and talks to God after Tzeitel and Motel are married, what does he request?
(a) A grandchild.
(b) Peace in their village.
(c) A wife for Lazar.
(d) A sewing machine for Motel.

10. In his conversation with God following the wedding, what else does Tevye mention to God as needing attention?
(a) His dilapidated barn.
(b) The roof of his house.
(c) His horse's leg.
(d) His cow's health.

11. In the final scene, where does Motel say he, Tzeitel, and the baby will be going to?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York City.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Moscow.

12. At the end of the story, Yente says she will go where?
(a) South America.
(b) The Holy Land.
(c) America.
(d) Switzerland.

13. Some time after Perchik leaves the village, Yente comes by with a letter she picked up at the post office. It's from Perchik, and it's for ______________.
(a) Hodel.
(b) Tevye.
(c) Motel.
(d) The rabbi.

14. When Tevye reluctantly lets Hodel leave, he asks God to see that she ______________.
(a) Comes back soon.
(b) Doesn't starve.
(c) Dresses warm.
(d) Doesn't make a mistake.

15. As the villagers ask Tevye if he's seen the constable and then share with him rumors they've heard, the constable walks in and tells everyone what?
(a) They need to leave their village in three days.
(b) He's looking for more men to join the Russian army.
(c) The Tsar will be stopping by that evening.
(d) He will have to arrest them if they don't go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the wedding ceremony is over and the celebrating begins, what does Mordcha say when he asks for silence?

2. 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?

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

4. When gossip started by Yente spreads like wildfire, changing along the way, the village blames the supposed woes befalling Tevye's family upon _____________.

5. Who is sitting outside the railroad station, talking together?

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