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

2. At the wedding of Tzeitel and Motel, where do the men and women go?
(a) Everyone mingles.
(b) Women in the front, men in the back.
(c) Men on one side, women on the other side.
(d) Women with the children, men with the elders.

3. In the "Tradition" song, what does each son hope about the bride chosen for him?
(a) She cooks well.
(b) She's pretty.
(c) She sings nicely.
(d) She's smart.

4. When Perchik praises Hodel's quick and witty tongue, Tevye says that _____________.
(a) The wit comes from him and the tongue comes from her mother.
(b) The tongue comes from him and the wit comes from her mother.
(c) Hodel has the quickest, wittiest tongue of anyone in the family.
(d) All of his daughters are witty, quick, and wise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the lesson that Perchik tells Tevye's daughters about Laban and Jacob, what does Laban do?

2. When Perchik wants to know why Hodel is so interested in the rabbi's son, what does she say?

3. As guests enter during the wedding scene, what do they do?

4. Which of the following is part of the Sabbath Prayer song?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why is everyone taken aback when Perchik asks Hodel to dance at the wedding reception?

3. What does Tevye say to the audience as he's thinking through his decision regarding Lazar's request to marry Tzeitel?

4. When Motel stops by asking for Tzeitel as Golde and the matchmaker converse, why does the matchmaker become suspicious?

5. How does Hodel react to Perchik's interpretation of the Biblical story of Jacob and Laban?

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

7. Summarize the story Perchik tells Tevye's youngest daughters while they peel potatoes.

8. Summarize the conversation between Chava and Fyedka inside Motel's shop.

9. How does Tevye respond to the news the constable gives him right after he agrees to Lazar marrying Tzeitel?

10. Describe the confusion during the conversation between Tevye and Lazar at the inn.

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