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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gimpel have to live with someone other than his parents?
(a) Both of his parents died.
(b) His dad died and his mother didn't want him.
(c) He was a bad child.
(d) He didn't like his parents.

2. 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.

3. What does a mid-week event allow Gimpel to do?
(a) Go home to sleep in his own bed.
(b) Leave Elka and marry someone else.
(c) Admit to his thieving.
(d) Get a new job.

4. After Gimpel reiterates what he saw in his bed when he returned home after their separation, what does Elka do?
(a) Sends him out to look at the goat again.
(b) Admit her wrongdoing.
(c) Yells and says an evil spirit has taken root inside Gimpel and dazzles his sight.
(d) Beg for forgiveness.

5. Who is the child named after?
(a) Gimpel's father.
(b) Elka's father.
(c) Elka's mother.
(d) Gimpel's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who follows Gimpel to Elka's house?

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

3. Although he is furious, why doesn't Gimpel awaken Elka in a rage?

4. What does Gimpel see in his bed next to Elka?

5. What does the person Gimpel confronts tell Gimpel to do?

(see the answer key)

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