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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 request does Tevye make from Pan Sholem Aleichem at the end of Tevye Strikes It Rich?
(a) He asks for Pan Sholem to bring him a gift.
(b) He asks not to be included in one of his books.
(c) He asks for his story to be shared with his wife.
(d) He asks for Pan Sholem to send news of his health.

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

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

4. Why does Tevye envy the young man Yisro-eyl?
(a) His wife came with a dowry.
(b) He has a swell job.
(c) He was given a large inheritance.
(d) He has several sons.

5. Why does Tevye think that Yankl should be fired as sexton of the Burial Society?
(a) He thinks Yankl steals from the graves.
(b) He thinks a humbler man should have the job.
(c) He thinks it is beneath Yankl's station.
(d) He thinks its unfair he eats and drinks at the public's expense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Peppercorn studying for?

2. How many times does Tevye count his money before he gives it to Mendl?

3. What year does Tevye record it as being at the end of Hodl?

4. Where does Tevye find his horse after he has eaten dinner at the rich man's dacha?

5. What do Tevye and his wife decide to buy with their reward from the rich Jew?

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