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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lazar give the newlyweds, Tzeitel and Motel?

2. What wedding gifts do Tevye and Golde give to the newly married couple, Tzeitel and Motel?

3. When the wedding ceremony is over and the celebrating begins, what does Mordcha say when he asks for silence?

4. When Yente hands Tzeitel a letter written by Perchik, Tzeitel notes that _______________.

5. Why is one of Tevye's daughters going to Siberia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the tenuous friendship between Tevye and the constable.

1. Explain how the fiddler on the roof serves as a perfect representation of what this friendship is built upon.

2. Discuss how each of the following figures into this unusual friendship: Humor, caution, trust, betrayal.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Tevye and Golde's five daughters. How does each one break the traditional mold?

Essay Topic 3

Select one character that goes through a major transformation from the beginning of the story to the conclusion.

1. How does he or she transform?

2. Does this transformation have greater ramifications in the village?

3. Is this individual a better person in the end because of the transformation? Why or why not?

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