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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. What dishes of Golde's does Tevye call "heaven on earth?"
(a) Her knishes and baclava.
(b) Her borscht.
(c) Her pudding and poppy cakes.
(d) Her kreplach.

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

3. How much money does Menachem Mendl want Tevye to invest in the stocks in Chapter 2?
(a) 300 rubles.
(b) 50 rubles.
(c) 600 rubles.
(d) 100 rubles.

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

5. Where does Mendl hide Tevye's money so that no one would steal it from him on his journey?
(a) He puts it in his hat.
(b) He ties it to his belt.
(c) He sews it into his breast pocket.
(d) He hides it in his shoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. After losing his fortune, what is Tevye's hope for the future?

2. What happens to Tevye the day after his meeting with Layzar that he sees as a bad omen?

3. Who does Golde have a dream about in Tevye Strikes It Rich that foreshadowed the milk cow Tevye was to receive?

4. What is Peppercorn studying for?

5. When Tevye meets the two women in the forest, which is not one of the things he offers to sell them?

(see the answer key)

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