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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Shlemiel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did someone in Chelm think the moon fell in a barrel?
(a) They saw the reflection in the water.
(b) They saw the moon go down behind the barrel.
(c) They could not see the moon.
(d) Someone told them.

2. Who has the idea to tell the people of Chelm to stay in their houses?
(a) Shmerel.
(b) Lekisch.
(c) Gronam.
(d) Tudras.

3. How many men are called to carry the messenger?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

4. What is Shmelkicha told to avoid the same problem with her girls in the bed?
(a) Make them wear shoes.
(b) Get them separate beds.
(c) Marry them off.
(d) Make them tie their hair up.

5. What gift does Yenta give Lemel?
(a) A jar of jam.
(b) A bag of fish.
(c) Some butter.
(d) Fresh eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men formed the leaders of Chelm?

2. What is the first question the doctor asks the older man when he starts to cure Atzel?

3. What does the doctor tell Atzel he will receive when he starts curing Atzel?

4. What does Mrs. Shlemiel do when she hears her husband ate the Hanukkah treat?

5. What does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" do first when he entered the house?

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