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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 said about Elka at the wedding ceremony?
(a) She doesn't really love Gimpel.
(b) She is both a widow and divorced.
(c) She smells bad.
(d) She isn't fit to be wed.

2. What evidence does Gimpel give that the child is not his?
(a) Gimpel and Elka had not had sex.
(b) The child was born 17 weeks after their wedding.
(c) The child looks nothing like him.
(d) Gimpel is infertile.

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

4. What does Gimpel say about his ability to fight back?
(a) His parents won't let him hit people.
(b) He is small and cannot fight.
(c) He beats people up when he gets angry.
(d) He is no weakling but prefers to let it pass.

5. How are Elka's premarital demands met?
(a) Gimpel buys a dog.
(b) Gimpel builds a new house.
(c) The townspeople take up a collection.
(d) Gimpel takes a mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants Gimpel to marry Elka?

2. What does Gimpel say most men would do in his situation?

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

4. What is Gimpel's nickname?

5. Traditionally, what were husbands supposed to do while their wives were in childbirth?

(see the answer key)

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