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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. After Perchik explains where he came from, what does Mordcha sarcastically ask?
(a) Why he doesn't try to overthrow the Tsar.
(b) If everyone there is such a know it all.
(c) Why he doesn't just go back there.
(d) If that is where he learned to criticize elders.

2. Why are traditions important to Tevye?
(a) His ancestors came up with them.
(b) God developed them.
(c) Everyone knows their role in life.
(d) They're fun and comfortable.

3. When Tevye tells Golde about his frightening dream, he begins by saying that all the people they knew were _______________.
(a) Traveling by boat.
(b) At a celebration.
(c) Packing their belongings.
(d) At a funeral.

4. At their wedding, what does Motel place over Tzeitel's head?
(a) Wreath.
(b) Crown.
(c) Hat.
(d) Veil.

5. In Tevye's dream, why is Lazar Wolf's first wife angry?
(a) Lazar doesn't love her anymore.
(b) Everyone says mean things about her.
(c) She was always an angry person.
(d) Tevye's daughter is marrying her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. At their wedding, where do Tzeitel and Motel stand relative to other people?

2. After Tevye's celebratory mood is changed by the sobering conversation with the constable, what does the fiddler's appearance represent?

3. When the townspeople Mordcha and Mendel complain toTevye that he forgot their orders for the Sabbath, what does he reply?

4. At the start of Act 1, Scene 2, Tevye enters pulling a cart. He addresses God, asking what?

5. What kind of shop does Motel own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ruse does Tevye come up with to convince his wife that their daughter Tzeitel is to marry Motel, the tailor, instead of Lazar, the butcher?

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

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

4. What is the mood at Tevye and Golde's house as everyone prepares for the Sabbath?

5. Why is Hodel upset that Perchik is leaving for Kiev?

6. As people congratulate Motel on his upcoming wedding, why do their well wishes seem insincere?

7. At the start of the story, what does Tevye share with the audience about tradition?

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

9. Why does Tevye not approve of Chava having a relationship with Fyedka?

10. As Yente compliments Golde's daughters while they prepare for the Sabbath, what does she say about having a husband?

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