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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 Shlemiel say he would rather do than hear his wife's scolding?
(a) Leave.
(b) Die.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sleep.

2. What is Gimpel's occupation?
(a) Potato peeler.
(b) Cook.
(c) Goatherd.
(d) Errand boy.

3. Why do Shmelka's daughters refuse to get out of bed one morning?
(a) They are too tired.
(b) They do not see the sun.
(c) Their hair is all mixed up.
(d) Their feet are tangled.

4. What do the children request of Grandmother before they go to bed?
(a) A hug.
(b) A story.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A few minutes more to play.

5. What does Grandmother's tale end with?
(a) A declaration.
(b) A scripture.
(c) An old saying.
(d) A rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Elders decide after hearing about Shlemiel's actions?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Mrs. Shlemiel tells her husband to do while she is gone?

4. Why does the orphan girl come to live with Atzel?

5. What does Mrs. Shlemiel make for Hanukkah?

(see the answer key)

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