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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. Who wrote a letter for the happy man from Kodny to take to the professor?

2. What class does the narrator generally take when he goes by trains?

3. Which is not one of the items mentioned as wares of the salespeople in The Competitors?

4. Of the two salespeople described in Competitors, who has the lowest prices?

5. What relationship do the saleswoman and the salesman on the train have in the Competitors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the ailments of the happy man from Kodny's son?

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

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

4. How does Tsaytl feel about the marrying Layzar?

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

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

7. What causes the man from Pereshchepena to become irritated with the other two Jews?

8. Describe the appearance of Ahronchik.

9. How doe Tevye and Menachem spend their evening together?

10. How does Golde regard Menachem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aleichem establish the theme of fate in "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories", and how does concept of fate differ between different characters in the book?

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

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?

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