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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had Gimpel felt previously about the person who brought Elka the food and money from Gimpel?
(a) Gimpel had seen him as an annoyance.
(b) Gimpel had seen him as a fellow fool.
(c) Gimpel had thought he was a curmudgeon.
(d) Gimpel had thought he was a busybody.

2. What evidence does Gimpel give that the child is not his?
(a) Gimpel and Elka had not had sex.
(b) Gimpel is infertile.
(c) The child looks nothing like him.
(d) The child was born 17 weeks after their wedding.

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

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

5. The morning after talking with the Rabbi, what does Gimpel say after he arrives at his destination?
(a) He is in love with Elka and will never leave.
(b) He is happy to be in a new place.
(c) He has made a mistake.
(d) He is hungry and needs bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Gimpel and Elka married?

2. What story does Elka tell Gimpel in an attempt to convince him that the child is his?

3. After Gimpel enters his house, what does he hear?

4. When presented with accusations of infidelity, what does Elka do?

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

(see the answer key)

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