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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gimpel say he will meet death?
(a) With resentment.
(b) Joyfully.
(c) With fear.
(d) Regretably.

2. After Elka's death, who appears to Gimpel while he is sleeping?
(a) The rabbi.
(b) The baker.
(c) God.
(d) The Spirit of Evil.

3. What is Gimpel told to do for revenge against the townspeople?
(a) Steal food from the townspeople.
(b) Spit in the bread.
(c) Defecate on the sidewalk.
(d) Urinate in the bread.

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

5. What festivities occurred at Gimpel and Elka's wedding?
(a) Eating contests.
(b) Drinking, singing and dancing.
(c) Poker and Yahtzee were played.
(d) None--no one came to the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Gimpel believe Elka's story about the child?

2. What does Gimpel say most men would do in his situation?

3. What is Elka's response to Gimpel's evidence that the child is not his?

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

5. What is evident when Gimpel visits Elka?

(see the answer key)

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