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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator in The Happiest Man in All Kodny, when is the best time to travel by train?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

4. How much money does the man from Kodny offer the professor to see his son?
(a) 25 rubles.
(b) 10 rubles.
(c) 32 rubles.
(d) 300 rubles.

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

6. What is wrong with Itzikl Borodenko's daughter in The Happiest Man in All Kodny?
(a) She is losing vision in her right eye.
(b) She has poisoned herself after being jilted.
(c) She has a severe chest cough.
(d) She has frequent dizzy spells.

7. How much money does Kivke request from Kaminka for a dowry?
(a) 1000 rubles.
(b) 100 rubles.
(c) 400 rubles.
(d) 200 rubles.

8. Why does Tevye's wagon run into a tree on the way to Yehpuetz in Tevye Blows a Small Fortune?
(a) He falls asleep driving.
(b) A rodent crosses the road and frightens his horse.
(c) The axel breaks.
(d) His horse smells something and darts after it.

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

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

11. Why is there a sudden influx in the population of Boiberik in Shprintze?
(a) Many Jews have been forcefully relocated to Boiberik.
(b) There is a cholera infestation in Odessa driving people to Boiberik.
(c) Rich Jews are fleeing the city to escape riots and pogroms.
(d) Many Jews are moving to Boiberik for economic opportunities.

12. How much did Tevye get paid to drag logs from the forest to the train station every day?
(a) Three rubles a day.
(b) Half a ruble a day.
(c) One ruble a week.
(d) One ruble a day.

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

14. Where does Hodl go at the end of the chapter Hodl?
(a) She goes to join Peppercorn in Siberia.
(b) She goes away to the university.
(c) She refuses to tell Tevye where she is going.
(d) She moves in with an aunt at Yehuputz.

15. Of the two salespeople described in Competitors, who has the lowest prices?
(a) The woman's prices are always lower.
(b) It changes from day to day whose prices are lower.
(c) The man's prices are generally lower.
(d) Both salespeople charge the exact same prices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the coachman who took Kivke to Germany?

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

3. How does Reb Nissl help Kivke avoid running the gauntlet?

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

5. What is the name of Borodenko's village?

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