View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As everyone prepares for the Sabbath, what does Tzeitel tell Motel when they are alone?
(a) They don't have enough food for everyone.
(b) The matchmaker had stopped by.
(c) She doesn't like Lazar.
(d) She doesn't trust Perchik.

2. Who steps into Motel's shop when he steps out for a few moments?
(a) The constable.
(b) Russians.
(c) Lazar Wolf.
(d) Perchik.

3. When the Russians join in on the celebratory song and dance between Lazar, Tevye, and other Jews, what is part of the blessing they offer?
(a) May life bring you abundance.
(b) May we live together in peace.
(c) May you have many children.
(d) May all your dreams come true.

4. When Perchik praises Hodel's quick and witty tongue, Tevye says that _____________.
(a) The tongue comes from him and the wit comes from her mother.
(b) The wit comes from him and the tongue 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 Motel tells Tevye that he wants to marry Tzeitel, he explains that a year ago, they _______________.
(a) Made a pledge to marry each other.
(b) Fell in love with each other.
(c) Decided to marry each other and move to America.
(d) Were secretly engaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of her daughters reminds Golde that Tevye works hard, what does Golde say?

2. As villagers sing "Sunrise, Sunset," Tevye asks, "Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the ... :"

3. After Tevye says to God, "I know we are the chosen people," what does he ask?

4. After Perchik explains where he came from, what does Mordcha sarcastically ask?

5. When the two Russians who were bothering Chava leave, what does Fyedka do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Tevye ask of Hodel and of God as his daughter prepares to join Perchik in Siberia?

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

6. When some of the villagers complain about the news they read and Mordcha ends up cursing the Tsar and the authorities, Perchik comes to the scene and questions them. Summarize that first conversation between Perchik and the villagers.

7. Even though the family is poor, why does Golde gladly allow more people to join them for the Sabbath meal?

8. By the end of Tevye's dream sequence, what helps Golde to give up on the idea of Tzeitel marrying Lazar and accept that she is to wed Motel instead?

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

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,181 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample