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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 is the profession of Motl Komzoyl, who Tsaytl want to marry?
2. What happens to Tevye the day after his meeting with Layzar that he sees as a bad omen?
3. Where is Ahronchik and his mother from?
4. Why does Tevye end up staying in Russia instead of going to the Holy Land?
5. What is wrong with Itzikl Borodenko's daughter in The Happiest Man in All Kodny?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kivke threaten to do to Nissl Shapiro if he does not give him the 1000 rubles he requests?
2. Describe the table that is set for the two women, when Tevye brings them back to the dacha in Boberick?
3. Why does Tevye like Pertchik?
4. How does Tevye convince Golde that Tsaytl should marry Motl instead of Layzar?
5. What does Tsaytl beg her father for at the end of Lekh-Lekho?
6. What good deeds do the manor owners of Kodny do for the poor?
7. Describe the appearance of the man who suggests they "pass the hat around," in the Competitors.
8. How does the narrator describe the appearance of the man and woman salespeople he encounters on the train in Competitors?
9. How do people treat Tevye different when he become rich from his reward from the two rescued women?
10. How does the rich Jew respond when Tevye requests three rubles as a reward for bringing the two women in from the forest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the importance of setting within "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories". Make sure to discuss at least three different settings and how the descriptions of those settings are integral in the development of the themes and characters.
Essay Topic 2
What is Sholem Aleichem's writing style? Discuss both the mechanical aspect of his writing and his "voice" throughout the novel. Make sure and discuss what literary tools and devices he relies on most and what specific parts of the text reflect his voice.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the point of view utilized by Aleichem in his stories. How does the type of narration and point of view affect the pacing of the plot and engage the reader? Make sure and specific textual examples to support your assertions.
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