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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tevye tells Golde that Grandmother Tzeitel appeared in his dream, what does Golde ask?
(a) How she looked.
(b) What she wanted.
(c) Why she appeared.
(d) How she was feeling.

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

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

4. Tevye claims that without their traditions, the villagers' lives would be ______________.
(a) As shaky as a fiddler on the roof.
(b) As lonely as a frightened fiddler.
(c) As empty as a drained milk jug.
(d) As cold as a Siberian winter.

5. When Perchik makes fun of traditions that never change, what does Hodel do?
(a) Agrees with him.
(b) Laughs loudly.
(c) Defends traditions.
(d) Slaps him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. As everyone prepares for the Sabbath, what does Tzeitel tell Motel when they are alone?

4. When Tevye asks Shprintze and Bielke if they want to take lessons from Perchik, how do the girls respond?

5. 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:

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Golde initially respond to what her departed grandmother, Grandma Tzeitel, reveals to Tevye in his dream?

2. List some of the rumors Yente spreads after reading the letter Perchik sent Hodel.

3. In Tevye's conversation with God about poverty and hardship, what does he say about being poor?

4. When we first meet Tevye's daughters, what do we learn about Chava?

5. As Yente, the matchmaker, makes her way to Golde's house while the family prepares for the Sabbath, why does Tzeitel complain?

6. What is the audience led to believe in the scene where villagers are abuzz about the new arrival?

7. Why does the matchmaker feel that the shoemaker's daughter is a perfect match for someone in particular?

8. What work arrangement does Perchik make with Tevye?

9. Near the end of the story, what does the constable tell Tevye and the other villagers?

10. Two months after Tzeitel and Motel's wedding, Tevye sits on a bench outside his home talking to God. What does he say about Tzeitel and Motel?

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