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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 does Shprintze call Ahronchik?

2. What is the name of the happy man from Kodny?

3. Why does Tevye think that Podhotzur has summoned him to his house after his marriage to Beilke?

4. How much did Tevye get paid to drag logs from the forest to the train station every day?

5. According to Tevye, what is a "dog's age ago"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the appearance of the man from Kaminka in Baranovich Station.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the point of view utilized by Aleichem in his stories. How does the type of narration and point of view affect the pacing of the plot and engage the reader? Make sure and specific textual examples to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Aleichem depict violence, specifically the pogroms against the Jews, in "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories", and how does it affect the development of the plot?

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