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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a joke, what do the townspeople tell Gimpel has happened to his parents?
(a) They are in debt and have sold him to the farmer.
(b) They have died.
(c) They have moved to another town and left Gimpel behind.
(d) They have risen from the dead and are looking for him.

2. What does the Rabbi's daughter make Gimpel do?
(a) Trip and fall.
(b) Give her some bread.
(c) Kiss the wall.
(d) Kiss her.

3. What is the first thing Gimpel says about himself?
(a) He doesn't think himself a fool.
(b) He doesn't think himself worthy of life.
(c) He thinks himself a fool.
(d) He thinks himself handsome.

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

5. The day after Elka's explanation about the child, who does Gimpel visit to talk things over?
(a) The baker.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) The schoolmaster.
(d) The Rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants Gimpel to marry Elka?

2. What is evident when Gimpel visits Elka?

3. When he visits Elka's house, what takes Gimpel's breath away?

4. After hearing of Elka's infidelity, what does the Rabbi say Gimpel cannot do?

5. After seeing the suspicious wedding gift, what is Gimpel's resolution?

(see the answer key)

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