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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Automatic Exemption, pp. 229-238, It Doesn't Pay to Be Good, pp. 238-.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the 60-year-old man claim to hate reading the newspaper?
(a) Because it is not his hometown newspaper.
(b) Because reading on the train gives him motion sickness.
(c) Because the newspaper depresses him.
(d) Because he is not a good reader.

3. Who takes care of Tevye after his wife, Golde dies?
(a) A hired housekeeper.
(b) His daughter Beilke.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His daughter Tsaytl.

4. What does Itsik's mother call him for good luck?
(a) Azne.
(b) Alter.
(c) Eisik.
(d) Itzl.

5. In The Automatic Exemption where does the tall bearded Jew currently reside?
(a) Vortolivke.
(b) Mazapaevke.
(c) Mezritch.
(d) Kaminka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Tevye when he stops to pray in the evening after hauling logs all day?

2. What language does Paysi learn as a youth in addition to his own?

3. How does Beilke feel about Podhotzur before their marriage?

4. What is the name of the cantor's daughter who committed suicide?

5. What is the name of the boy, who Etke reads the book Sanine with?

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