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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. How does Beilke react when Tevye tells her that he is leaving for Palestine?

2. Who is Gorky?

3. What is Chvedka's profession?

4. How does Golde feel about Peppercorn's marriage to Tevye's daugher Hodl?

5. What happens to Tevye the day after his meeting with Layzar that he sees as a bad omen?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Golde regard Menachem?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can the character of Tevye be seen as an permutation of the biblical character of Job and how has Aleichem fostered this comparison through Tevye's experiences and outlook?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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