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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tevye comes in following Perchik's marriage proposal to Hodel, Perchik says he has bad news and good news. What is the good news?
(a) He and Hodel are engaged.
(b) He got a job at the university.
(c) He inherited a vast fortune.
(d) He has purchased grain and eggs for the family.

2. What wedding gifts do Tevye and Golde give to the newly married couple, Tzeitel and Motel?
(a) Towels and scented soaps.
(b) Kitchen table, plates, and mugs.
(c) Featherbed, goose pillows, and candlesticks.
(d) Sewing machine and yards of cloth.

3. Golde tells Tevye that in her search for Chava, she went to talk to the priest. What did the priest tell her?
(a) He didn't know anything.
(b) Chava is pregnant and frightened.
(c) Chava and Fyedka were married.
(d) He swore he would not reveal Chava's whereabouts.

4. As the pair sits together at the railroad station ________________.
(a) Tzeitel cries and asks why Motel must leave.
(b) Hodel and Tzeitel wish each other good luck in life.
(c) Hodel tells Tevye he doesn't have to wait with her.
(d) Tevye tells Motel to come back to Tzeitel soon.

5. When the wedding ceremony is over and the celebrating begins, what does Mordcha say when he asks for silence?
(a) Blesses the couple.
(b) Invites everyone to dance.
(c) Asks people to not get too loud.
(d) Tells everyone drinks are on the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Tevye sits and talks to God after Tzeitel and Motel are married, what does he request?

2. When gossip started by Yente spreads like wildfire, changing along the way, the village blames the supposed woes befalling Tevye's family upon _____________.

3. At the end of the story, Yente says she will go where?

4. When everyone talks about big news, the audience is led to believe that Tzeitel and Motel _______________.

5. Inside Motel's shop, the villagers are gathered to see ______________.

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