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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 is happy.
(b) If he still loves her.
(c) Why he is silent.
(d) Why he isn't tired.

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

3. What does Gimpel say about his ability to fight back?
(a) He is small and cannot fight.
(b) He is no weakling but prefers to let it pass.
(c) His parents won't let him hit people.
(d) He beats people up when he gets angry.

4. What does Gimpel tell Elka on her deathbed?
(a) The goat is fine and not to worry.
(b) There is nothing to forgive, and that Elka has been a good and faithful wife.
(c) He knows she has done him wrong and will never forgive her.
(d) She will not be cremated but buried.

5. What does Gimpel say his foolishness consists of?
(a) He tells a lot of jokes.
(b) He doesn't like people.
(c) He is stupid.
(d) He is easy to take in.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After hearing of Elka's infidelity, what does the Rabbi tell Gimpel to do?

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

4. What is Gimpel's reasoning in the resolution that he reached while separated from his wife?

5. What is evident when Gimpel visits Elka?

(see the answer key)

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