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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which is not one of the towns listed in Eighteen from Pereshchepena?
(a) Lubin.
(b) Anatevka.
(c) Shpole.
(d) Nemirov.
2. Who does Tevye blame primarily for the loss of his small fortune?
(a) Himself.
(b) The unfair market.
(c) Mendl.
(d) The Csar.
3. How many rubles does Tevye come home with, after saving the two women from the forest?
(a) 37 rubles.
(b) 3 rubles.
(c) 137 rubles.
(d) 53 rubles.
4. According to Tevye, what is a "dog's age ago"?
(a) 10-15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 9-10 years.
(d) 5 years.
5. What are the two men discussing in Eighteen from Pereshchepena?
(a) Conscription of Jews into the army.
(b) The Head Tax on Jews.
(c) The pogroms against Jews in their town.
(d) Restrictive school quotas for Jews.
6. How does Golde feel about Peppercorn's marriage to Tevye's daugher Hodl?
(a) She refuses to acknowledge the wedding and mourns Hodl as dead.
(b) She is stunned that Tevye has allowed it.
(c) She likes Peppercorn and is pleased with the match.
(d) She is indifferent to the match.
7. How many days do Tevye and Golde mourn Chava when they realize she isn't coming home?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.
8. What is the name of the town the two women are trying to get to?
(a) Boreykh.
(b) Yehupetz.
(c) Boiberik.
(d) Velamalshin.
9. What does Tevye take with him when he goes to Yehupetz to look for Mendl?
(a) Dairy merchandise.
(b) The contract he signed with Mendl.
(c) A gift for Mendl.
(d) His daughter.
10. How does Reb Nissl help Kivke avoid running the gauntlet?
(a) He bribes officials to let him off with a three ruble fine.
(b) He gets him pardoned with the governor.
(c) He finds a man willing to switch places with Kivke.
(d) He arranges to have him declared dead.
11. 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.
12. Where doe Beilke and Podhotzur go on their honeymoon?
(a) Austria.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.
13. What items are Podhotzur's house full of?
(a) Paintings and books.
(b) Clocks and mirrors.
(c) Sculptures and vases.
(d) Stuffed animals and skeletons.
14. Where does Tevye find his horse after he has eaten dinner at the rich man's dacha?
(a) In the pond.
(b) Out in the field.
(c) In the forest.
(d) In the stables.
15. According to the narrator in The Happiest Man in All Kodny, when is the best time to travel by train?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Spring.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to Tevye the day after his meeting with Layzar that he sees as a bad omen?
2. Why is Tevye expelled from the village in Lekh-Lekho?
3. How is Tevye related to Menachem Mendl?
4. Who is Gorky?
5. Where is Ahronchik and his mother from?
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