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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 Yoyl Tashker do for a living?

2. Why should Itsik have an automatic exemption from the draft?

3. How many children does Moyshe-Nachman have?

4. Why was the son exempt from the draft in High School?

5. Where does Aharon's son move so he can attend school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Moshke give for needing money?

2. How did Rayzl's birth mother die?

3. How did Eisik die in The Automatic Exemption?

4. How does the narrator of High School describe his wife?

5. How does Danielchik treat others as a child?

6. What does the Jewish holiday of Sukkos celebrate?

7. Describe the appearance of Danielchik.

8. Why does Moyshe-Nachman have to support Dovid's family in Go Climb a Tree?

9. How was Motek able to emigrate to Buenos Aires?

10. How does Motek describe his line of work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aleichem utilizes the literary tool of irony extensively throughout "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories". Using at least three textual examples, describe how Aleichem utilized irony to establish themes, strengthen characterizations and add humor.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of greed displayed in "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories"? Use at least three textual examples to show what commentary Aleichem is making about this theme.

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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