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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Rabbi eventually allow Gimpel to do?
(a) Go back to work.
(b) Eat everything he wants.
(c) Remarry.
(d) Send bread and money to Elka.

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

3. After taking steps toward revenge, who does Gimpel see in a dream?
(a) His parents.
(b) God.
(c) Elka.
(d) The Spirit of Evil again.

4. What ultimately happens to Elka?
(a) She leaves Gimpel.
(b) She runs off.
(c) She goes insane.
(d) She becomes ill.

5. Who is the author of "Gimpel the Fool"?
(a) Isaac Mizrahi.
(b) Saul Bellow.
(c) Judy Bloom.
(d) Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens four months after Gimpel and Elka get married?

2. After disposing of his vengence, what does Gimpel do when he returns home?

3. What advice is given to Gimpel regarding Elka's explanation about the child?

4. When Gimpel hints that Elka has fooled him, how does Elka respond?

5. How does Gimpel survive after leaving Frampol?

(see the answer key)

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