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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens mid-week at the bakery?
(a) The oven bursts and almost causes a fire.
(b) Gimpel meets a new love interest.
(c) Gimpel is caught stealing bread.
(d) Gimpel gets fired from his job.

2. What is the first thing Gimpel says about himself?
(a) He thinks himself handsome.
(b) He doesn't think himself worthy of life.
(c) He doesn't think himself a fool.
(d) He thinks himself a fool.

3. What does Elka confess on her deathbed?
(a) She doesn't believe in God.
(b) She has always loved Gimpel.
(c) She has never loved Gimpel.
(d) Their children are not Gimpel's.

4. The morning after talking with the Rabbi, what does Gimpel say after he arrives at his destination?
(a) He is in love with Elka and will never leave.
(b) He is happy to be in a new place.
(c) He is hungry and needs bread.
(d) He has made a mistake.

5. How does Elka look when Gimpel visits her home?
(a) She is dressed in red silk and preparing tea.
(b) She is barefoot, wearing a worn plush gown with her hair in braids.
(c) She is still in her flannel pajamas with her hair all messy.
(d) She is naked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wedding gift made Gimpel suspicious?

2. Judging by Gimpel's description, how is Elka's current living situation?

3. What does Elka tell Gimpel has happened on their wedding night?

4. In order to avoid a scandal, what does Gimpel do?

5. What is wrong with Elka when she becomes ill?

(see the answer key)

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