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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Shlemiel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Shlemiel sell in the market?
(a) Grains.
(b) Butter.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Vegetables.

2. What do the Elders tell Yenta to do to avoid more misfortunes with gifts to Lemel?
(a) End their engagement.
(b) Write out instructions for him.
(c) Travel with him.
(d) Marry him quickly.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Mrs. Shlemiel tells her husband to do while she is gone?
(a) Watch the baby.
(b) Don't eat the poison.
(c) Keep the rooster in the house.
(d) Fold the laundry.

4. How many children does the father in "Grandmother's Tale" have?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

5. What is the first thing Atzel asks for when he wakes up in the paradise room?
(a) A fire.
(b) Food.
(c) A book.
(d) Drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the leaders in Chelm?

2. What is there NOT included in the room made to look like paradise?

3. How long does the strange man in Grandmother's tale ask to stay at the house?

4. What does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" do first when he entered the house?

5. What does Lemel's signature look like?

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