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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the feast celebrating the birth of their child, what does Elka ask Gimpel?
(a) If he still loves her.
(b) If he is happy.
(c) Why he is silent.
(d) Why he isn't tired.

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

3. Traditionally, what were husbands supposed to do while their wives were in childbirth?
(a) Hold the wife's hand while she screamed.
(b) Visit the Rabbi.
(c) Visit the House of Prayer and repeat psalms.
(d) Wait outside the birthing quarters and pray.

4. When Gimpel comes home over the weekends, what does Elka do?
(a) Cook Gimpel's favorite meals.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Make excuses to avoid sex.
(d) Shower Gimpel wih love.

5. How do townspeople react to Gimpel's actions regarding the event that occurred while the couple was separated?
(a) They didn't react for they they had stopped caring.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They threw a party.
(d) They refreshed their spirits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens mid-week at the bakery?

2. How does Gimpel describe the person who brings food to Elka?

3. Who is the main character of the story?

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

5. By the time he is older, how has Gimpel's career progressed?

(see the answer key)

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