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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 news does the matchmaker deliver to Golde and her daughters regarding the butcher, Lazar Wolf?
2. When Sasha and another Russian harass Chava, what does Fyedka do?
3. Where does Lazar say he sees Tzeitel every Thursday?
4. Tevye claims that without their traditions, the villagers' lives would be ______________.
5. After teaching Tevye's daughters the story of Laban and Jacob, what does Perchik say is the moral of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Perchik has a conversation with the angered villagers, he and Tevye talk. Summarize the conversation they have surrounding a piece of cheese.
2. Several months after Hodel leaves for Siberia, the villagers are running around excited about a "new arrival." Describe this scene.
3. As people congratulate Motel on his upcoming wedding, why do their well wishes seem insincere?
4. What is the mood at Tevye and Golde's house as everyone prepares for the Sabbath?
5. Once the constable leaves after telling Tevye there will be some mild roughhousing by Russian soldiers coming up soon, what does Tevye say to God?
6. What does the new arrival turn out to be, and why is everyone excited about it?
7. List some of the rumors Yente spreads after reading the letter Perchik sent Hodel.
8. How does Tzeitel take the news that she is to be married to Lazar Wolf?
9. As Perchik and Hodel watch the wedding of Tzeitel and Motel unfold, what do they wonder aloud?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how the unfair eviction of the Jews from their village, Anatevka, turns out to be a second chance for them in disguise.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the traditional roles for the papas, mamas, sons, and daughters of the village.
1. For each group, describe what aspects of their specified role brings about a sense of discontentment.
2. Despite this discontent, why are the villagers reluctant to bring about change?
Essay Topic 3
In trying to live up to their expected roles, many residents of Anatevka hide their true feelings from the world. Using supporting examples, explain how this is the case for the following characters:
1. Lazar Wolf, the butcher.
2. Motel, the tailor.
3. Chava, Tevye's daughter who loves to read.
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