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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the letter Yente picks up and delivers to Tzeitel, everyone learns that Perchik ________________.

2. When the matchmaker brings Golde a couple of teen boys for her youngest daughters, what does Golde say?

3. Fyedka comes to Motel's shop, picks up a shirt, and offers congratulations. When he leaves the shop, who discreetly follows Fyedka?

4. As Tevye sits and talks to God after Tzeitel and Motel are married, what does he request?

5. When Tevye comes in following Perchik's marriage proposal to Hodel, Perchik says he has bad news and good news. What is the good news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the fiddler on the roof represent the instability that the Jewish villagers in Anatevka live with on a regular basis?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Golde and Tevye seem to fight all the time, but underneath the surface there is much tenderness they feel for each other.

1. Why do Golde and Tevye bicker constantly?

2. How does each character push the boundaries of the roles they are expected to follow?

3. How does the reader or the audience know that despite all the arguing, there is deep love in this relationship?

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