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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the second dream person appears to Gimpel, what do they look like?
(a) Shrouded with a black face.
(b) Like a skeleton.
(c) Happy and healthy.
(d) Sorrowful.

2. Why are the townspeople afraid of Elka?
(a) She has a fierce tongue.
(b) She is prone to rages and hits people.
(c) She is a murderess.
(d) She is bad luck.

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

4. How had Gimpel felt previously about the person who brought Elka the food and money from Gimpel?
(a) Gimpel had seen him as a fellow fool.
(b) Gimpel had thought he was a curmudgeon.
(c) Gimpel had seen him as an annoyance.
(d) Gimpel had thought he was a busybody.

5. What do Gimpel and Elka have in common?
(a) They are both orphans.
(b) They love each other.
(c) They both smell bad.
(d) They both have children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the second person Gimpel dreams of say of the afterlife?

2. What does the rabbi tell Gimpel he can do regarding his marriage?

3. What does Gimpel see in his bed next to Elka?

4. Who translated "Gimpel the Fool"?

5. While appearing to Gimpel in a dream, what does this dream person say to Gimpel?

(see the answer key)

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