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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 is the name of Borodenko's village?

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

3. How does Tevye find Mendl in Yehpuetz?

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

5. How many days do Tevye and Golde mourn Chava when they realize she isn't coming home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ahronchik's brother offer Tevye money to Shprintze?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Tsaytl feel about the marrying Layzar?

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?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What is Sholem Aleichem's writing style? Discuss both the mechanical aspect of his writing and his "voice" throughout the novel. Make sure and discuss what literary tools and devices he relies on most and what specific parts of the text reflect his voice.

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