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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Fruma Sarah to Lazar Wolf?
(a) First wife.
(b) Sister.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Mother.

2. When Perchik wants to know why Hodel is so interested in the rabbi's son, what does she say?
(a) At least he doesn't have crazy ideas about changing the world.
(b) It's absolutely none of his business.
(c) He's smart, handsome, and well respected.
(d) She's been good friends with the rabbi's son since they were seven.

3. At their wedding, where do Tzeitel and Motel stand relative to other people?
(a) High up on a platform.
(b) Left side.
(c) Back.
(d) Center.

4. At their wedding, what does Motel place over Tzeitel's head?
(a) Veil.
(b) Hat.
(c) Crown.
(d) Wreath.

5. When Motel manages to get Tevye's attention right before everyone has dinner, he wants to talk about Tzeitel but all he is able to say is what?
(a) Thank you.
(b) Good Sabbath.
(c) I'll be right back.
(d) Nice hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the constable leaves after his private conversation with Tevye, what does Tevye ask God?

2. At the conclusion of Act 1, Scene 1, why are Golde and Tevye's daughters hoping the matchmaker will take her time finding them a match?

3. When Tevye talks to himself about Lazar, wondering whether or not to give permission for the marriage, he says that ______________.

4. What does Perchik teach Hodel that he says he learned in Kiev?

5. Tevye convinces himself that by marrying Lazar, Tzeitel will never know what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ruse does Tevye come up with to convince his wife that their daughter Tzeitel is to marry Motel, the tailor, instead of Lazar, the butcher?

2. Why does the matchmaker feel that the shoemaker's daughter is a perfect match for someone in particular?

3. In Tevye's dream sequence, why does Grandmother Tzeitel sing "Mazeltov" to him and Golde?

4. How are things made somewhat right with Chava in the end?

5. How do Tevye and Lazar react once they realize they've been talking about two completely different matters?

6. Near the end of the story, what does the constable tell Tevye and the other villagers?

7. Several months after Hodel leaves for Siberia, the villagers are running around excited about a "new arrival." Describe this scene.

8. After much drinking and merriment following Tevye's permission to Lazar to marry his daughter, what do these two say to each other about how they'll be related after the wedding?

9. When some of the villagers complain about the news they read and Mordcha ends up cursing the Tsar and the authorities, Perchik comes to the scene and questions them. Summarize that first conversation between Perchik and the villagers.

10. List some of the rumors Yente spreads after reading the letter Perchik sent Hodel.

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