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

2. 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 has frequent dizzy spells.
(d) She is losing vision in her right eye.

3. What is the name of Borodenko's village?
(a) Rhyskevka.
(b) Kodny.
(c) Anatevka.
(d) Kashevarevke.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many rubles does Tevye come home with, after saving the two women from the forest?

3. Who suggests Podhotzur as a spouse for Beilke?

4. What causes the saleswoman to sit down on her basket and cry into her shawl?

5. What gift does the old woman offer to Tevye for bring her back to the dacha?

(see the answer key)

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