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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gimpel feel about Elka's infidelity?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Confused.
(c) Happy.
(d) Bitter.

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

3. How does Gimpel begin to feel about Elka?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He is ambivalent.

4. How does Gimpel rationalize Elka's behavior?
(a) "You can't live without errors."
(b) "I have done the same."
(c) "She loves someone else."
(d) "Anything is possible"

5. After Gimpel enters his house, what does he hear?
(a) Double snores.
(b) Elka fighting with his new girlfriend.
(c) The baby crying.
(d) Elka sobbing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on Gimpel and Elka's wedding night?

2. What is Gimpel's nickname?

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

4. What does Gimpel say his foolishness consists of?

5. When Gimpel bluntly states that Elka has borne a bastard, what does Elka claim?

(see the answer key)

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