Question

(13) choose the correct answer. who is yente and what is her purpose? yente is a student, whose new ideas provide a contrast with tevyes tradition. yente is a tailor who specializes in wedding dresses. yente is a matchmaker who looks for husbands for her customers daughters. tevye is a bookseller who encourages tevyes daughters to think for themselves. (14) choose the correct answer. what is a dowry, and what is the effect of not having one for tzeitel? use a dictionary, if needed. a dowry is a book of jewish theology. since tevyes family is poor, they cannot afford dowries to give away with their daughters as is the custom for a jewish wedding. a dowry is a small russian home. since tevyes family is poor, they cannot build dowries to attract suitable suitors. a dowry is a financial gift that a bride gives to her husband upon marriage. since tevyes jewish traditions do not approve of dowries the parents have limited options in choosing to whom their daughters will marry. a dowry is a financial gift that a bride gives to her husband upon marriage. since tevyes family is poor, they do not have dowries for their daughters, so the parents have limited options in choosing to whom their daughters will marry. (15) choose the correct answer. what does yente say about her husband who has died? yente is happy to be single. she said that her husband ate too much and worked too little. yente says that her husband was almost perfect. she longs to see him again in the afterlife. yente says that he was a mean man and that she desires to find a new, better husband. yente says she misses her husband even though he caused her a lot of grief. she said a husband is better than no husband.

Explanation:

1. Yente is a professional matchmaker in the story Fiddler on the Roof, whose role is to find husbands for the daughters of her community members.
2. A dowry is a financial gift from the bride's family to the groom or his family at marriage. For Tevye's poor family, lacking dowries restricts their ability to secure suitable spouses for their daughters, limiting marriage options.
3. When speaking of her late husband, Yente expresses that despite the grief he caused, she still misses him, and affirms that having a husband is better than being alone.

Answer:

1. Yente is a matchmaker who looks for husbands for her customer's daughters.
2. A dowry is a financial gift that a bride gives to her husband upon marriage. Since Tevye's family is poor, they do not have dowries for their daughters, so the parents have limited options in choosing to whom their daughters will marry.
3. Yente says she misses her husband even though he caused her a lot of grief. She said a husband is better than no husband.