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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gimpel want to go?
(a) To hell.
(b) Paris.
(c) Off to another town.
(d) Berlin.

2. What is Gimpel's nickname?
(a) Gimpel the Dunce.
(b) Gimpel the Stupid.
(c) Gimpel the Butthead.
(d) Gimpel the Fool.

3. When he visits Elka's house, what takes Gimpel's breath away?
(a) The reeking smell.
(b) Elka's decorating skills.
(c) The amount of dust on everything.
(d) Elka's beauty.

4. What is the true relation of the person who lives with Elka?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her illegitimate son.
(d) He is her brother.

5. When Gimpel hints that Elka has fooled him, how does Elka respond?
(a) She is silent.
(b) She tells him that he is in fact a fool.
(c) She begins to sob uncontrollably.
(d) She pretends not to know what he is talking about.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gimpel tell the Rabbi he actually saw by Elka in his bed?

2. Who is the third person that Gimpel has to live with?

3. What does Elka want before agreeing to marry Gimpel?

4. While Elka is in labor, what does she scream to Gimpel?

5. The morning after Gimpel has returned home from a long separation from Elka, who does Gimpel confront?

(see the answer key)

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