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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. What is Chvedka's profession?
(a) He is a scribe.
(b) He is a delivery boy.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a soldier.

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

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

4. What happens to Tevye the day after his meeting with Layzar that he sees as a bad omen?
(a) He gets the stomach flu.
(b) His cow dies.
(c) He injures his hand.
(d) His cart overturns.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who takes care of Tevye after his wife, Golde dies?

3. What class does the narrator generally take when he goes by trains?

4. Where is Ahronchik and his mother from?

5. How does Tevye find Mendl in Yehpuetz?

(see the answer key)

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