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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gimpel asks Elka about all the negative things he has heard about her and asks that she not be deceitful, what does Elka say?
(a) "Whoever tries to twist you up may his nose make a twist."
(b) "They are the fools."
(c) "For he who causes his neighbor to feel shame loses Paradise himself."
(d) "To hell with THEM!"

2. The day after Elka's explanation about the child, who does Gimpel visit to talk things over?
(a) The townspeople.
(b) The Rabbi.
(c) The schoolmaster.
(d) The baker.

3. How does Gimpel feel about Elka's infidelity?
(a) Confused.
(b) Happy.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Bitter.

4. What story does Elka tell Gimpel in an attempt to convince him that the child is his?
(a) The child has Gimpel's nose and ears.
(b) Elka's grandmother, whom she resembles, carried for the same short amount of time.
(c) Gimpel was drunk one night nine months ago and came to visit her.
(d) An angel came to Elka in a dream and told her she would be the mother to the second coming of Christ.

5. Where are Gimpel and Elka married?
(a) The synagogue.
(b) The bakery.
(c) Their new house.
(d) The cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elka give birth to?

2. What is Gimpel's profession?

3. What honor and ritual is Gimpel responsible for at the birth celebration?

4. Who is the main character of the story?

5. Who calls Gimpel by his nickname?

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