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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gimpel is what?
(a) Overweight child.
(b) Audio Assistant.
(c) Orphan.
(d) Ogre.

2. Where does Gimpel live?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Frampol.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) London.

3. What festivities occurred at Gimpel and Elka's wedding?
(a) Poker and Yahtzee were played.
(b) None--no one came to the wedding.
(c) Eating contests.
(d) Drinking, singing and dancing.

4. Instead of raisins, what do the other children put in Gimpel's hand?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Prunes.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Goat turds.

5. When Gimpel states that he will "never marry that whore", what do the townspeople say?
(a) That no one blames him if he doesn't want to marry Elka.
(b) That he should be ashamed of giving Elka a bad name and they can have him fined by the Rabbi.
(c) That Elka is a prostitute.
(d) That he should be glad that she's easy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the townspeople say lives with Elka?

2. Why are the townspeople afraid of Elka?

3. What is Gimpel's objection to Elka's premarital requirement?

4. What is Gimpel's defense against being called foolish?

5. What does Gimpel say about his ability to fight back?

(see the answer key)

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