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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 Hodel comments on Perchik's lesson about Laban and Jacob, what does she say?
(a) He doesn't know what he's talking about.
(b) The rabbi would have a different interpretation.
(c) She never heard that story before.
(d) The story has nothing to do with her sisters.

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

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

4. When Perchik wants to know why Hodel is so interested in the rabbi's son, what does she say?
(a) At least he doesn't have crazy ideas about changing the world.
(b) He's smart, handsome, and well respected.
(c) She's been good friends with the rabbi's son since they were seven.
(d) It's absolutely none of his business.

5. With Tevye, Lazar, and other men roaming the streets drunk, the constable appears. What does he ask?
(a) What they are celebrating.
(b) Why they are being so loud.
(c) If their wives know where they are.
(d) If they know what time it is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lazar say he sees Tzeitel every Thursday?

2. At Motel and Tzeitel's wedding, who wonders if they'll be married one day?

3. 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?

4. How does Tevye react when he first learns that Lazar is interested in Tzeitel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tevye respond to the information that Chava married Fyedka?

2. As Perchik and Hodel watch the wedding of Tzeitel and Motel unfold, what do they wonder aloud?

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

4. After Perchik has a conversation with the angered villagers, he and Tevye talk. Summarize the conversation they have surrounding a piece of cheese.

5. Describe the blessing the rabbi gives the Tsar as the story opens.

6. Describe the scene as Tzeitel and Motel's wedding begins.

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

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

9. How does Tevye react after Hodel and Perchik tell him that they are engaged?

10. Summarize the conversation Perchik and Hodel have regarding changing traditions.

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