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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Tevye end up staying in Russia instead of going to the Holy Land?
(a) He receives a note from Beilke asking him not to go.
(b) Motl dies and he stays to help Tsaytl.
(c) He becomes to sick to board the ship.
(d) He finds he does not have paper needed to travel abroad.

3. What gift does the old woman offer to Tevye for bring her back to the dacha?
(a) 18 rubles.
(b) A milk cow.
(c) A new coat.
(d) A goat.

4. What is the man from Lower Pereshchepena wearing?
(a) Slippers.
(b) Army boots.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Galoshes.

5. How is Tevye related to Menachem Mendl?
(a) Mendl is married to his first cousin.
(b) They are third cousins.
(c) They are first cousins.
(d) Mendl is his nephew.

6. What items are Podhotzur's house full of?
(a) Stuffed animals and skeletons.
(b) Clocks and mirrors.
(c) Paintings and books.
(d) Sculptures and vases.

7. Who is Gorky?
(a) The current prime minister.
(b) The leader of the revolutionary movement.
(c) An important literary figure.
(d) A revered Rabbi.

8. What question about Mendle does Tevye ask Golde after he leaves their home?
(a) Tevye asks if she knows what Mendl does for a living.
(b) Tevye asks how old Mendl is.
(c) Tevye asks if Mendl has any children.
(d) Tevye asks is Mendl was popular as a child.

9. After losing his fortune, what is Tevye's hope for the future?
(a) He still hopes for better times and to become rich.
(b) He hopes to have his fund reinstated and continue in his exact station.
(c) He has no hope to ever become wealthy.
(d) He completely foreswares money and doesn't think about it anymore.

10. Where is Ahronchik and his mother from?
(a) Yehupetz.
(b) Korkhekho.
(c) Yekaterinoslav.
(d) Odessa.

11. What is the name of the happy man from Kodny?
(a) Shimon.
(b) Pedka.
(c) Chevka.
(d) Alter.

12. Why isn't the end of Kivke's story disclosed?
(a) The man did not know the ending.
(b) Kivke himself appears on the scene and everyone goes quiet.
(c) A unexpected pogrom breaks up the storytelling.
(d) The man telling the story had to catch a train.

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

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

15. What does Shprintze call Ahronchik?
(a) Goy.
(b) Arnold.
(c) Chik.
(d) Pet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shprintze ultimately do after she is heartbroken by Ahronchik?

2. What does Golde prepare for Ahronchik and his friend on their visit over the holiday to Tevye's house?

3. Why is there a sudden influx in the population of Boiberik in Shprintze?

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

5. Who does Golde have a dream about in Tevye Strikes It Rich that foreshadowed the milk cow Tevye was to receive?

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