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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. After Tevye says to God, "I know we are the chosen people," what does he ask?
(a) Why he can't trade jobs with the constable.
(b) Why God can't choose someone else once in a while.
(c) Why God won't choose an easier life for him.
(d) Why being chosen carries so much responsibility.

2. Why does Tevye wake up in the middle of the night asking where Fruma Sarah is?
(a) He supposedly dreamt about her.
(b) He's drunk and confused.
(c) He's worried she's been kidnapped.
(d) He believes she's still alive.

3. How does Act 1, Scene 5 end?
(a) Tevye gives Golde a kiss.
(b) Tevye dances off with the fiddler.
(c) Golde yells at Tevye.
(d) Tevye collapses and falls asleep.

4. When Tevye tells Golde about his frightening dream, he begins by saying that all the people they knew were _______________.
(a) Packing their belongings.
(b) At a celebration.
(c) At a funeral.
(d) Traveling by boat.

5. When Tevye asks Perchik how he makes money, what does Perchik say?
(a) He's a tutor.
(b) He repairs roofs.
(c) He runs errands.
(d) He's an actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Perchik makes fun of traditions that never change, what does Hodel do?

2. When Tzeitel and Motel talk while they prepare for the Sabbath, what does Motel tell Tzeitel that he plans to purchase?

3. When Perchik praises Hodel's quick and witty tongue, Tevye says that _____________.

4. While Tevye is introducing his family to Perchik, Motel arrives. What does Tevye say about Motel?

5. With Tevye, Lazar, and other men roaming the streets drunk, the constable appears. What does he ask?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Motel reluctant to talk with Tevye about his love for Tzeitel?

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

3. What happens when Chava is left to watch Motel's shop as he steps out for a few moments?

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

5. When Motel stops by asking for Tzeitel as Golde and the matchmaker converse, why does the matchmaker become suspicious?

6. 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?

7. As Perchik and Hodel watch the wedding of Tzeitel and Motel unfold, what do they wonder aloud?

8. What does Yussel say when Motel asks if he has a wedding hat for him? How does Motel reply?

9. How does Tevye react to Golde telling him that Lazar Wolf wants to talk to him?

10. At the start of the story, what does Tevye share with the audience about tradition?

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