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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship do the saleswoman and the salesman on the train have in the Competitors?
(a) They are brother and sister.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are married.

2. How does Beilke feel about Podhotzur before their marriage?
(a) She respects him, but doesn't really know him.
(b) She is afraid of him.
(c) She does not really like him.
(d) She is in love with him.

3. Who does Tevye sell his house to?
(a) Ivan Paparilo.
(b) He is unable to sell his house.
(c) Chava and Chevdka.
(d) Mendel Beilis.

4. What was Kivke sentenced to run the gauntlet?
(a) For trying to escape the draft.
(b) For arguing religion.
(c) For failing to pay his head tax.
(d) For stealing vodka.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Golde feel about Peppercorn's marriage to Tevye's daugher Hodl?

2. What is the profession of Motl Komzoyl, who Tsaytl want to marry?

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 Tevye blame primarily for the loss of his small fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance of the man who suggests they "pass the hat around," in the Competitors.

2. What good deeds do the manor owners of Kodny do for the poor?

3. How does the rich Jew respond when Tevye requests three rubles as a reward for bringing the two women in from the forest?

4. How does Tevye convince Golde that Tsaytl should marry Motl instead of Layzar?

5. How does the narrator describe the appearance of the man and woman salespeople he encounters on the train in Competitors?

6. When Tevye first learns of Chava's engagement, what does he do to take out his frustration?

7. Describe the appearance of the man from Kaminka in Baranovich Station.

8. Why does Tevye give Pertchik the nickname of Peppercorn?

9. Describe the table that is set for the two women, when Tevye brings them back to the dacha in Boberick?

10. What does Tsaytl beg her father for at the end of Lekh-Lekho?

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