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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 the Rabbi's daughter make Gimpel do?
(a) Trip and fall.
(b) Give her some bread.
(c) Kiss her.
(d) Kiss the wall.

2. Who is the child's favorite person?
(a) Gimpel.
(b) Elka.
(c) The Rabbi.
(d) Tha Baker.

3. What is Gimpel's reasoning for considering marrying Elka?
(a) He has heard that she is very pretty.
(b) When you're married the husband is the master and if that's agreeable with her, it's agreeable to him too.
(c) He shouldn't be judgmental.
(d) "Waste not, want not."

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) "They are the fools."
(b) "To hell with THEM!"
(c) "For he who causes his neighbor to feel shame loses Paradise himself."
(d) "Whoever tries to twist you up may his nose make a twist."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elka give birth to?

2. Even though Gimpel wanted to sleep at home, where does he stay instead?

3. After his parents, who does Gimpel go to live with?

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

5. Who beats up on Gimpel?

(see the answer key)

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