View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Today's Children, pp. 35-53, Hodl, pp. 53-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tevye blame primarily for the loss of his small fortune?
(a) The Csar.
(b) The unfair market.
(c) Himself.
(d) Mendl.

2. What does the long-haired messenger tell Hodl?
(a) He tells her Peppercorn has left her for another woman.
(b) He tells her Peppercorn has been injured.
(c) He tells her Peppercorn is in jail.
(d) He tells her Peppercorn has died.

3. When Tevye meets the two women in the forest, which is not one of the things he offers to sell them?
(a) A week's supply of heartache.
(b) Some fine hunger pains.
(c) Tears to feel a soup bowl.
(d) A head full of scrambled brains.

4. What is the profession of Motl Komzoyl, who Tsaytl want to marry?
(a) He is a carpenter.
(b) He is a tailor.
(c) He is a soldier.
(d) He owns a store.

5. What do Tevye and Layzar drink during their meeting in Today's Children?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Only water.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mendl hide Tevye's money so that no one would steal it from him on his journey?

2. Why does Tevye's wagon run into a tree on the way to Yehpuetz in Tevye Blows a Small Fortune?

3. What question about Mendle does Tevye ask Golde after he leaves their home?

4. What does Tevye take with him when he goes to Yehupetz to look for Mendl?

5. How many rubles does Tevye come home with, after saving the two women from the forest?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 324 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample