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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. When Yussel steps into Motel's shop to congratulate him for the upcoming wedding, what does Motel ask him?

2. When Perchik wants to know why Hodel is so interested in the rabbi's son, what does she say?

3. As the wedding ceremony progresses, the women of the village sing, "One season following another, Laden with ...:"

4. Once Tevye and Lazar agree to an arranged marriage between Lazar and Tzeitel, what do the men drink to?

5. When the townspeople Mordcha and Mendel complain toTevye that he forgot their orders for the Sabbath, what does he reply?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tevye say to the audience as he's thinking through his decision regarding Lazar's request to marry Tzeitel?

2. How does Tevye respond to the news the constable gives him right after he agrees to Lazar marrying Tzeitel?

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

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

5. How does Tzeitel take the news that she is to be married to Lazar Wolf?

6. How do the villagers react to the shocking news the constable brings them?

7. Summarize the story Perchik tells Tevye's youngest daughters while they peel potatoes.

8. By the end of Tevye's dream sequence, what helps Golde to give up on the idea of Tzeitel marrying Lazar and accept that she is to wed Motel instead?

9. What happens after Tevye gives Lazar permission to marry his daughter?

10. Why does an argument break out during Motel and Tzeitel's wedding reception?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the tenuous friendship between Tevye and the constable.

1. Explain how the fiddler on the roof serves as a perfect representation of what this friendship is built upon.

2. Discuss how each of the following figures into this unusual friendship: Humor, caution, trust, betrayal.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Motel, Perchik, and Fyedka, the men who marry three of Tevye's daughters.

1. Which one does Tevye seem to favor? Why?

2. What lessons does Tevye learn, directly or indirectly, from each of his sons-in-law?

Essay Topic 3

A great deal of information is revealed through the songs of Fiddler On The Roof.

1. Explain the importance of the songs in this play.

2. Give examples describing how songs provide additional information to show the bigger picture.

3. How do some of these songs bring the villagers together?

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