Question

n6) choose the correct answer. because of what yente says, how would you characterize or describe her? yente is a very negative person when it comes to choosing husbands for tevye’s daughters. yente is a caring person who wants to help young people find a deeply loving relationship. yente is a talkative person who is very good at matchmaking. yente is an aloof person who only cares about who can pay her the most. n7) choose the correct answer. who is hodel, and what does she want to happen? hodel is golde’s sister. she never married and live’s in tevye’s home. hodel is one of tevye’s daughters. she wants to attend a university. hodel is tevye’s sister. she wants to play matchmaker for his daughters. hodel is one of tevye’s daughters. she wants the “matchmaker” to find the perfect husband for her. n8) select two that apply. the song that tzeitel sings is full of sarcasm and irony. “he’s handsome, he’s tall. that is, from side to side.” “he’s handsome, he’s young! all right, he’s sixty - two.” “dear yente, see that he’s gentle. remember, you were also a bride.” “matchmaker, matchmaker. look through your book, and make me a perfect match”

Explanation:

1. For question 16: Yente is the traditional matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof, focused on arranging marriages based on practicality, not romantic love, which aligns with being talkative and skilled at her role.
2. For question 17: Hodel is Tevye's second daughter; she wants to attend university and later leaves home to join her fiancé in Siberia, so she seeks higher education.
3. For question 18: Tzeitel's song about the older suitor Lazar Wolf uses sarcasm: she lists positive traits then undermines them with his actual age, and she also ironically references Yente's role as a matchmaker while being unhappy with the proposed match.

Answer:

1. Yente is a talkative person who is very good at matchmaking.
2. Hodel is one of Tevye's daughters. She wants to attend a university.

18.

• "He's handsome, he's young! All right, he's sixty-two."
• "Matchmaker, Matchmaker. Look through your book, and make me a perfect match"