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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the townspeople say lives with Elka?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her little brother.
(d) Her little sister.

2. At the end of Elka's life, what does Gimpel spend a fortune on?
(a) Food.
(b) Toys for his children.
(c) Healers and doctors for Elka.
(d) Expensive clothing and housewares.

3. What does Elka confess on her deathbed?
(a) She has always loved Gimpel.
(b) She doesn't believe in God.
(c) Their children are not Gimpel's.
(d) She has never loved Gimpel.

4. What is Gimpel's profession?
(a) Pimp.
(b) Goldsmith.
(c) Baker.
(d) Farmer.

5. What is Elka's response to Gimpel's evidence that the child is not his?
(a) The child has Gimpel's nose.
(b) The child is his; it was just a premature birth.
(c) She reiterates that Gimpel knew she was pregnant before he married her.
(d) Gimpel was wrong about being infertile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gimpel and Elka have in common?

2. How much time passed before the rabbis could come to a decision regarding Gimpel's situation?

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

4. How does Gimpel rationalize Elka's behavior?

5. Even though Gimpel has not seen his wife, what does he do to celebrate the event that occurred while the couple was separated?

(see the answer key)

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