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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Golde asks Yente which daughter gets which boy, what does the matchmaker reply?
(a) The boys should decide.
(b) It makes no difference.
(c) The girls can pick.
(d) She hasn't decided that part yet.

2. Fyedka comes to Motel's shop, picks up a shirt, and offers congratulations. When he leaves the shop, who discreetly follows Fyedka?
(a) Chava.
(b) Motel.
(c) Golde.
(d) Tzeitel.

3. After Golde tells Tevye what she's learned about Chava, what does Tevye say?
(a) He tells Golde to go home because they have other children at home.
(b) He asks Golde to pray with him.
(c) He tells Golde that he will round up a search party immediately.
(d) He screams that he's going to find Fyedka and kill him.

4. Hodel tells Tevye that Perchik is in trouble but through no fault of his own. When Tevye expresses doubt, Hodel reminds him about the stories of _____________.
(a) Jacob and Rachel.
(b) David and Bathsheba.
(c) Daniel and the lion's den.
(d) Abraham and Moses.

5. When the villagers hear and share that there is big news in their village, they rush over to __________________.
(a) The village inn.
(b) The local synagogue.
(c) Tevye and Golde's house.
(d) Tzeitel and Motel's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some time after the wedding and the ruckus created by Russian soldiers, Tevye sits outside his home, talking to God. What does he start out talking about?

2. When Hodel prepares to marry Perchik, Tevye worries that there will be no one to perform a proper marriage. Hodel assures him that _______________.

3. Some time after Tzeitel and Motel's wedding, why is Hodel upset with Perchik?

4. In his conversation with God following the wedding, what else does Tevye mention to God as needing attention?

5. Where is Lazar Wolf going at the end of the story?

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