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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the true relation of the person who lives with Elka?
(a) He is her cousin.
(b) He is her illegitimate son.
(c) He is her brother.
(d) He is her uncle.

2. When he visits Elka's house, what takes Gimpel's breath away?
(a) The reeking smell.
(b) Elka's decorating skills.
(c) The amount of dust on everything.
(d) Elka's beauty.

3. If Gimpel follows through with his plan of vengeance, what does he fear he'll lose?
(a) Eternal life.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His children.
(d) His business.

4. By the time he is older, how has Gimpel's career progressed?
(a) He is the poorest baker in town.
(b) He became wealthy by selling off his children.
(c) He has become a farmer.
(d) He owns his own bakery and is considered to be a rich man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who follows Gimpel to Elka's house?

2. At the end of the story, how does Gimpel say the afterlife will be?

3. What does a mid-week event allow Gimpel to do?

4. Who is the child named after?

5. Initially, what does Gimpel want to do to the Spirit of Evil?

(see the answer key)

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