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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Elka's response to Gimpel's evidence that the child is not his?
(a) Gimpel was wrong about being infertile.
(b) The child has Gimpel's nose.
(c) She reiterates that Gimpel knew she was pregnant before he married her.
(d) The child is his; it was just a premature birth.

2. What was the original language of "Gimpel the Fool"?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Arabic.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

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

4. What does the delivery person say about Gimpel's family?
(a) Gimpel's family smells bad.
(b) Gimpel's family is too small.
(c) Gimpel has a decent wife and two fine kids that he doesn't deserve.
(d) Gimpel's family doesn't deserve all the food that Gimpel sends.

5. What does Gimpel see in his bed next to Elka?
(a) An empty space for him to sleep.
(b) His new love interest.
(c) The baby.
(d) A man's form.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Elka's premarital demands met?

2. How does Gimpel begin to feel about Elka?

3. What is evident when Gimpel visits Elka?

4. What does Elka give birth to?

5. What does the person Gimpel confronts tell Gimpel to do?

(see the answer key)

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