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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To the Reader, pp. 135-136, Competitors, pp. 136-143 , The Happiest Man in Kodny, pp. 143-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tevye find Mendl in Yehpuetz?
(a) He goes to Mendl's mother-in-law and find him there.
(b) He runs into him by chance at the market.
(c) He waits at Mendl's favorite bar until he arrives.
(d) He asks around get is told his whereabouts.

2. What items are Podhotzur's house full of?
(a) Sculptures and vases.
(b) Paintings and books.
(c) Stuffed animals and skeletons.
(d) Clocks and mirrors.

3. Why does Tevye think that Yankl should be fired as sexton of the Burial Society?
(a) He thinks it is beneath Yankl's station.
(b) He thinks a humbler man should have the job.
(c) He thinks its unfair he eats and drinks at the public's expense.
(d) He thinks Yankl steals from the graves.

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

5. Who takes care of Tevye after his wife, Golde dies?
(a) His daughter Tsaytl.
(b) His cousin.
(c) A hired housekeeper.
(d) His daughter Beilke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tevye end up staying in Russia instead of going to the Holy Land?

2. What does Golde prepare for Ahronchik and his friend on their visit over the holiday to Tevye's house?

3. What service does Peppercorn give to Tevye in exchange for a hot meal?

4. How much did Tevye get paid to drag logs from the forest to the train station every day?

5. How many rubles does Tevye come home with, after saving the two women from the forest?

(see the answer key)

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