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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gimpel has returned home after being separated and he has completed Elka's errand, what does he ask her?
(a) How she has been.
(b) If she missed him.
(c) Where the apprentice went.
(d) Why the kids aren't in bed.

2. Who is Gimpel told he owes thanks to?
(a) The baker.
(b) Elka.
(c) The farmer.
(d) The Yanover rabbi.

3. Rather than get angry himself, what does Gimpel do when presented with a prank?
(a) Calmly tells the pranksters he knows a joke when he hears one.
(b) Believes the pranksters and hopes it does them some good.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Laughs and then tries the same joke on someone else.

4. What did the person do that Gimpel owes thanks to?
(a) Say extra prayers for Gimpel and his family.
(b) Supply food.
(c) Admit they were wrong.
(d) Find an obscure reference in Maimonides that favors Gimpel.

5. What happens when the sexton announces the birth of Gimpel's child at the synagogue?
(a) The congregation cheers.
(b) Gimpel is deafened with sobbing.
(c) The House of Prayer rings with laughter.
(d) There is silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her big confession to Gimpel, what does Elka do?

2. How does Elka look when Gimpel visits her home?

3. What is said about Elka at the wedding ceremony?

4. While on her deathbed, what does Elka ask Gimpel to do?

5. The morning after talking with the Rabbi, what does Gimpel say after he arrives at his destination?

(see the answer key)

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