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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gimpel do while Elka is in childbirth?
(a) Visits the Rabbi.
(b) Visits the House of Prayer and repeats psalms.
(c) Waits outside the birthing quarters and prays.
(d) Holds Elka's hand while she screams.

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

3. What happens mid-week at the bakery?
(a) The oven bursts and almost causes a fire.
(b) Gimpel gets fired from his job.
(c) Gimpel is caught stealing bread.
(d) Gimpel meets a new love interest.

4. What is the true relation of the person who lives with Elka?
(a) He is her brother.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her illegitimate son.
(d) He is her cousin.

5. Who beats up on Gimpel?
(a) Elka.
(b) Elka's "little brother"/bastard.
(c) The townspeople.
(d) The baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is evident when Gimpel visits Elka?

2. Where does Gimpel sleep during the week?

3. Rather than get angry himself, what does Gimpel do when presented with a prank?

4. How are Elka's premarital demands met?

5. While Elka is in labor, what does she scream to Gimpel?

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