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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elka want before agreeing to marry Gimpel?
(a) A dowry of fifty guilders.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) A vow of celibacy from Gimpel.
(d) A house built to her specifications.

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

3. What is Gimpel's defense against being called foolish?
(a) Everything is possible.
(b) He likes jokes.
(c) He is stupid.
(d) He can't tell when people are kidding.

4. When Gimpel asks Elka about all the negative things he has heard about her and asks that she not be deceitful, what does Elka say?
(a) "For he who causes his neighbor to feel shame loses Paradise himself."
(b) "They are the fools."
(c) "Whoever tries to twist you up may his nose make a twist."
(d) "To hell with THEM!"

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Gimpel states that he will "never marry that whore", what do the townspeople say?

3. When people glare at the child, what does Gimpel do?

4. What is said about Elka at the wedding ceremony?

5. How are Elka's premarital demands met?

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