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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tevye find Mendl in Yehpuetz?
(a) He asks around get is told his whereabouts.
(b) He runs into him by chance at the market.
(c) He waits at Mendl's favorite bar until he arrives.
(d) He goes to Mendl's mother-in-law and find him there.

2. Who suggests Podhotzur as a spouse for Beilke?
(a) Podhotzur approaches Tevye himself.
(b) Motl does, as he is a client of his.
(c) Golde does just before she dies.
(d) The matchmaker Efrayim.

3. What does Golde prepare for Ahronchik and his friend on their visit over the holiday to Tevye's house?
(a) Blintzes.
(b) Borscht.
(c) Challah.
(d) She refuses to make anything because it is the holiday.

4. What class does the narrator generally take when he goes by trains?
(a) Third class.
(b) Second class.
(c) First class.
(d) It is unknown.

5. What is Peppercorn studying for?
(a) Civil Servant Exams.
(b) He is studying to become a doctor.
(c) University Entrance Exams.
(d) He is studying to become a lawyer.

6. What do Tevye and his wife decide to buy with their reward from the rich Jew?
(a) A new wagon.
(b) A horse.
(c) A milk cow.
(d) A plot of land.

7. Why does Tevye think that Podhotzur has summoned him to his house after his marriage to Beilke?
(a) He thinks Podhotzur wants to give him a gift.
(b) He thinks Podhotzur will ask him to move in.
(c) He thinks Podhotzur will offer him a job.
(d) He thinks Podhotzur wants to send him abroad.

8. Which is not one of the items mentioned as wares of the salespeople in The Competitors?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Black cherries.
(c) Dried figs.
(d) Hard-boiled eggs.

9. Why does Tevye go to see Layzar Wolf in Today's Children?
(a) It is a social call, as Layzar and Tevye are friends.
(b) He thinks Layzar wants to buy his brown cow.
(c) He wants to arrange a marriage with Layzar and his daughter.
(d) Layzar has ordered some dairy goods from him.

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

11. What does Tevye do when he meets Chava in the forest after her marriage?
(a) He listens to her, but refuses to forgive her.
(b) He forgives her, but tells her she is unwelcome at home.
(c) He gives her some money as a wedding gift.
(d) He refuses to speak to her and leaves the scene.

12. Why do Beilke and Podhotzur leave for America?
(a) Podhotzur has family there and wants to live in New York.
(b) They leave to escape the riots.
(c) They go broke and flee their creditors.
(d) Podhotzur establishes a great business there.

13. Where does Tevye find his horse after he has eaten dinner at the rich man's dacha?
(a) In the stables.
(b) In the forest.
(c) In the pond.
(d) Out in the field.

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

15. How many rubles does Tevye come home with, after saving the two women from the forest?
(a) 137 rubles.
(b) 3 rubles.
(c) 53 rubles.
(d) 37 rubles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What service does Peppercorn give to Tevye in exchange for a hot meal?

3. How much money does Menachem Mendl want Tevye to invest in the stocks in Chapter 2?

4. On what holiday does Hodl tell her father she is going away?

5. What do Tevye and Layzar drink during their meeting in Today's Children?

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