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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people in Chelm like to do?
(a) Paint.
(b) Hold dances.
(c) Take walks.
(d) Sing songs.

2. What is Atzel's main attribute when he grows up?
(a) Kind.
(b) Mean.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Lazy.

3. What is the name of the orphan girl?
(a) Akish.
(b) Aksah.
(c) Abbah.
(d) Abish.

4. Who convinces Yenta to sign the marriage contract?
(a) Lemel.
(b) The Elders.
(c) Shlemel.
(d) Her sister.

5. What is Shmerel's title?
(a) Silly.
(b) Ox.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Mistaken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the orphan girl come to live with Atzel?

2. How long does the strange man in Grandmother's tale ask to stay at the house?

3. How does Shlemiel get the baby back to sleep after he is hurt?

4. Who told Atzel about paradise?

5. What is kept burning in the room made to look like paradise?

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