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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gimpel's nickname?
(a) Gimpel the Dunce.
(b) Gimpel the Butthead.
(c) Gimpel the Stupid.
(d) Gimpel the Fool.

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

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

4. Who is the child named after?
(a) Gimpel's mother.
(b) Elka's mother.
(c) Elka's father.
(d) Gimpel's father.

5. What wedding gift made Gimpel suspicious?
(a) A crib.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A shovel and a set of knives.
(d) Arsenic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice is given to Gimpel regarding Elka's explanation about the child?

2. Why are the townspeople afraid of Elka?

3. Does Gimpel believe Elka's story about the child?

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

5. What does Gimpel say his foolishness consists of?

(see the answer key)

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