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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 evident when Gimpel visits Elka?
(a) She already knows who he is.
(b) She doesn't like him.
(c) She secretly loves him.
(d) She is surprised to see him.

2. When does Gimpel receive his nickname?
(a) He doesn't have a nickname.
(b) As a baby.
(c) As an adult.
(d) When he is a schoolboy.

3. How does Elka look when Gimpel visits her home?
(a) She is naked.
(b) She is still in her flannel pajamas with her hair all messy.
(c) She is dressed in red silk and preparing tea.
(d) She is barefoot, wearing a worn plush gown with her hair in braids.

4. What story does Elka tell Gimpel in an attempt to convince him that the child is his?
(a) Elka's grandmother, whom she resembles, carried for the same short amount of time.
(b) The child has Gimpel's nose and ears.
(c) An angel came to Elka in a dream and told her she would be the mother to the second coming of Christ.
(d) Gimpel was drunk one night nine months ago and came to visit her.

5. What does Gimpel do while Elka is in childbirth?
(a) Visits the Rabbi.
(b) Visits the House of Prayer and repeats psalms.
(c) Holds Elka's hand while she screams.
(d) Waits outside the birthing quarters and prays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Gimpel by his nickname?

2. What does Elka want before agreeing to marry Gimpel?

3. What does Elka give birth to?

4. After wanting to go home mid-week, who does Gimpel go to for advice?

5. How does Gimpel rationalize Elka's behavior?

(see the answer key)

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