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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Baranovich Station, pp. 152-163, Eighteen from Pereshchepena, pp. 163-166.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What relationship do the saleswoman and the salesman on the train have in the Competitors?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are brother and sister.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are neighbors.

3. What does Tevye take with him when he goes to Yehupetz to look for Mendl?
(a) A gift for Mendl.
(b) His daughter.
(c) The contract he signed with Mendl.
(d) Dairy merchandise.

4. What are the two men discussing in Eighteen from Pereshchepena?
(a) Conscription of Jews into the army.
(b) The Head Tax on Jews.
(c) Restrictive school quotas for Jews.
(d) The pogroms against Jews in their town.

5. According to Tevye, what is a "dog's age ago"?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 9-10 years.
(c) 10-15 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator in The Happiest Man in All Kodny, when is the best time to travel by train?

2. Why isn't the end of Kivke's story disclosed?

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

4. Who suggests Podhotzur as a spouse for Beilke?

5. How much money does Kivke request when he has been cheated by his father-in-law?

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