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

2. Tevye claims that without their traditions, the villagers' lives would be ______________.

3. In Tevye's dream, why is Lazar Wolf's first wife angry?

4. Which of the following is part of the Sabbath Prayer song?

5. When Golde asks her daughter Chava if she has finished milking the cows, what does Chava accidentally drop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the conversation Perchik and Hodel have regarding changing traditions.

2. Several months after Hodel leaves for Siberia, the villagers are running around excited about a "new arrival." Describe this scene.

3. Describe the conversation between Yente and Tzeitel regarding Perchik's letter.

4. Why is Motel reluctant to talk with Tevye about his love for Tzeitel?

5. After much drinking and merriment following Tevye's permission to Lazar to marry his daughter, what do these two say to each other about how they'll be related after the wedding?

6. How does Tevye react to Golde telling him that Lazar Wolf wants to talk to him?

7. As the wedding ceremony takes place, what do Tevye and Golde sing about?

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

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

10. What is the audience led to believe in the scene where villagers are abuzz about the new arrival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though Tevye desires to be rich, how does he come to terms with being poor? What blessings does he count in his life? How do these blessings bring him wealth?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Tzeitel's two suitors, Motel the tailor and Lazar the butcher.

1. Why does the village overwhelmingly think that Tzeitel would be better off with Lazar?

2. How does Motel prove to be a good husband?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the unfair eviction of the Jews from their village, Anatevka, turns out to be a second chance for them in disguise.

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