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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elka want before agreeing to marry Gimpel?
(a) A dowry of fifty guilders.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) A vow of celibacy from Gimpel.
(d) A house built to her specifications.

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

3. Why are the townspeople afraid of Elka?
(a) She is bad luck.
(b) She is prone to rages and hits people.
(c) She is a murderess.
(d) She has a fierce tongue.

4. After hearing of Elka's infidelity, what does the Rabbi say Gimpel cannot do?
(a) Forgive Elka.
(b) Re-marry.
(c) Divorce Elka.
(d) Contact Elka.

5. When Gimpel states that he will "never marry that whore", what do the townspeople say?
(a) That no one blames him if he doesn't want to marry Elka.
(b) That Elka is a prostitute.
(c) That he should be glad that she's easy.
(d) That he should be ashamed of giving Elka a bad name and they can have him fined by the Rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When people glare at the child, what does Gimpel do?

2. What advice is given to Gimpel?

3. When Gimpel has returned home after being separated and he has completed Elka's errand, what does he ask her?

4. What does Gimpel see in his bed next to Elka?

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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