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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 gift does the old woman offer to Tevye for bring her back to the dacha?
(a) A goat.
(b) A milk cow.
(c) A new coat.
(d) 18 rubles.

2. On what holiday does Hodl tell her father she is going away?
(a) Hoshana Rabbah.
(b) High Holy Days.
(c) Rosh Hoshanah.
(d) Hannukah.

3. What do Tevye and his wife decide to buy with their reward from the rich Jew?
(a) A plot of land.
(b) A horse.
(c) A milk cow.
(d) A new wagon.

4. 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 it is beneath Yankl's station.
(c) He thinks a humbler man should have the job.
(d) He thinks its unfair he eats and drinks at the public's expense.

5. Why does Tevye's wagon run into a tree on the way to Yehpuetz in Tevye Blows a Small Fortune?
(a) The axel breaks.
(b) He falls asleep driving.
(c) A rodent crosses the road and frightens his horse.
(d) His horse smells something and darts after it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Tevye related to Menachem Mendl?

2. Why does Tevye envy the young man Yisro-eyl?

3. What request does Tevye make from Pan Sholem Aleichem at the end of Tevye Strikes It Rich?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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