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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Reader, pp. 135-136, Competitors, pp. 136-143 , The Happiest Man in Kodny, pp. 143-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the happy man from Kodny get his rubles to offer the professor?
(a) From his rabbi.
(b) From his wife.
(c) From the wealthy manor owners.
(d) They are his entire savings.

2. What does Shprintze ultimately do after she is heartbroken by Ahronchik?
(a) She commits suicide.
(b) She marries another man, whom she does not love.
(c) She decides to remain at home forever, helping her parents.
(d) She falls in love with another man.

3. What do Tevye's Christian neighbors call him?
(a) Tevye.
(b) Tevel.
(c) Tev.
(d) Terrence.

4. Who does Golde have a dream about in Tevye Strikes It Rich that foreshadowed the milk cow Tevye was to receive?
(a) The Rabbi.
(b) Her Aunt Chaika.
(c) Her Grandmother Tsaytl.
(d) Her brother Kivke.

5. What is wrong with Itzikl Borodenko's daughter in The Happiest Man in All Kodny?
(a) She has a severe chest cough.
(b) She has poisoned herself after being jilted.
(c) She is losing vision in her right eye.
(d) She has frequent dizzy spells.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Tevye get paid to drag logs from the forest to the train station every day?

2. Why is Chava in the priest's custody?

3. Why does Tevye go to see Layzar Wolf in Today's Children?

4. Why does Tevye think that Yankl should be fired as sexton of the Burial Society?

5. What is Peppercorn studying for?

(see the answer key)

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