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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Tevye record it as being at the end of Hodl?

2. Where did the happy man from Kodny get his rubles to offer the professor?

3. Who is Gorky?

4. What is wrong with Itzikl Borodenko's daughter in The Happiest Man in All Kodny?

5. How does Tevye find Mendl in Yehpuetz?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beilke agree to marry Podhotzur even though she does not love him?

2. How does Tsaytl feel about the marrying Layzar?

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

4. What is the misconception about the topic of conversation in Eighteen from Pereshchepena?

5. What does Kivke threaten to do to Nissl Shapiro if he does not give him the 1000 rubles he requests?

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

7. Describe the appearance of the two women Tevye meets in the forest in Tevye Strikes It Rich.

8. How do people treat Tevye different when he become rich from his reward from the two rescued women?

9. How does Tevye react when he finds that Mendl has lost all of his money?

10. Why does Tevye try to avoid having discussions with the town Priest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aleichem use the literary tool of dialogue to introduce new characters and establish themes? Is he effective in its use, why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Aleichem utilizes the literary tool of irony extensively throughout "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories". Using at least three textual examples, describe how Aleichem utilized irony to establish themes, strengthen characterizations and add humor.

Essay Topic 3

How does Aleichem depict the social issue of the unfair Russian drafting of Jews in his stories and what stance does Aleichem make about the concept?

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