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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. Why does Tevye envy the young man Yisro-eyl?

2. What is Chvedka's profession?

3. Who does Tevye blame primarily for the loss of his small fortune?

4. What does Tevye take with him when he goes to Yehupetz to look for Mendl?

5. What causes the saleswoman to sit down on her basket and cry into her shawl?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What type of welcome does Tevye receive when he goes to visit Beilke and Podhotzur after they return from their honeymoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aleichem draw attention to the generation gap between youth and their parents in this book, and what developments in the plot arise from the misunderstandings between generations?

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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