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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. When Tevye meets the two women in the forest, which is not one of the things he offers to sell them?
2. Why does the narrator choose to travel third class?
3. Why does Tevye think that Podhotzur has summoned him to his house after his marriage to Beilke?
4. What is the name of the coachman who took Kivke to Germany?
5. Which is not one of the towns listed in Eighteen from Pereshchepena?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Golde regard Menachem?
2. What does Tsaytl beg her father for at the end of Lekh-Lekho?
3. Why does Tevye try to avoid having discussions with the town Priest?
4. How does Tevye convince Golde that Tsaytl should marry Motl instead of Layzar?
5. What good deeds do the manor owners of Kodny do for the poor?
6. Why does Ahronchik's brother offer Tevye money to Shprintze?
7. What causes the man from Pereshchepena to become irritated with the other two Jews?
8. How does Tsaytl feel about the marrying Layzar?
9. How do people treat Tevye different when he become rich from his reward from the two rescued women?
10. When Tevye first learns of Chava's engagement, what does he do to take out his frustration?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Aleichem utilize the literary technique of periphrasis throughout the novel to create believable narrators? How does this inclusion of periphrasis affect the pacing and tone of the stories?
Essay Topic 2
How is the relationship between Jews and Christians described in the book, and what theme arrives from the comparison of the two different religions?
Essay Topic 3
What type of dramatic or narrative structure does Aleichem utilize in "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories"? How is this structure unique and how does it contribute to the establishment of themes?
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