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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Burnt Out, pp. 247-255, Hard Luck, pp. 255-259.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the two salespeople described in Competitors, who has the lowest prices?
(a) The woman's prices are always lower.
(b) It changes from day to day whose prices are lower.
(c) Both salespeople charge the exact same prices.
(d) The man's prices are generally lower.

2. Who wrote a letter for the happy man from Kodny to take to the professor?
(a) His son.
(b) The wealthy manor owners.
(c) His wife.
(d) His rabbi.

3. After the conversation with the other two Jews, what does the man from Pereshchepena do?
(a) He eats his breakfast.
(b) He reads his prayer book.
(c) He smokes a cigarette.
(d) He goes back to sleep.

4. How much money does Menachem Mendl want Tevye to invest in the stocks in Chapter 2?
(a) 100 rubles.
(b) 600 rubles.
(c) 300 rubles.
(d) 50 rubles.

5. Who is Gorky?
(a) The leader of the revolutionary movement.
(b) The current prime minister.
(c) A revered Rabbi.
(d) An important literary figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Yayl have to pay when he loses the bet?

2. How much money does Kivke request from Kaminka for a dowry?

3. Where does Mendl hide Tevye's money so that no one would steal it from him on his journey?

4. How do most people prepare for the pogrom?

5. Why won't Yoyl terminate Kompanyevitch's lease even though he greatly dislikes him?

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