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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Golde talks to Tevye about Lazar Wolf, what does Tevye agree to do?
2. Where does Tevye live?
3. When Golde asks her daughter Chava if she has finished milking the cows, what does Chava accidentally drop?
4. When Perchik makes fun of traditions that never change, what does Hodel do?
5. When Tevye tells Golde about his frightening dream, he begins by saying that all the people they knew were _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. In Tevye's dream sequence, why does Grandmother Tzeitel sing "Mazeltov" to him and Golde?
2. 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.
3. 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?
4. Why is Motel reluctant to talk with Tevye about his love for Tzeitel?
5. How do Tevye and Lazar react once they realize they've been talking about two completely different matters?
6. As Perchik and Hodel watch the wedding of Tzeitel and Motel unfold, what do they wonder aloud?
7. Why is Hodel upset that Perchik is leaving for Kiev?
8. How does Tevye react to Golde telling him that Lazar Wolf wants to talk to him?
9. How does Tzeitel take the news that she is to be married to Lazar Wolf?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the fiddler on the roof represent the instability that the Jewish villagers in Anatevka live with on a regular basis?
Essay Topic 2
Describe how the unfair eviction of the Jews from their village, Anatevka, turns out to be a second chance for them in disguise.
Essay Topic 3
Do a character analysis on Yente, the village matchmaker. How does she stir things up for everyone in Anatevka? What does she represent on a larger scale?
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