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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Gimpel begin to feel about Elka?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He ignores her.
(c) He is ambivalent.
(d) He hates her.

3. After his parents, who does Gimpel go to live with?
(a) His Uncle.
(b) The Rabbi.
(c) A farmer.
(d) His Grandfather.

4. What story does Elka tell Gimpel in an attempt to convince him that the child is his?
(a) Gimpel was drunk one night nine months ago and came to visit her.
(b) Elka's grandmother, whom she resembles, carried for the same short amount of time.
(c) The child has Gimpel's nose and ears.
(d) An angel came to Elka in a dream and told her she would be the mother to the second coming of Christ.

5. Why does Elka make her deathbed confession?
(a) She wants to go clean to her maker.
(b) She is hallucinating.
(c) She just thought Gimpel should know.
(d) She wants Gimpel to know he wasn't her true love.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Elka is in labor, what does she scream to Gimpel?

2. How are Elka's premarital demands met?

3. After leaving Frampol, who does Gimpel see when he dreams?

4. How does Gimpel feel about Elka's infidelity?

5. What does Elka confess on her deathbed?

(see the answer key)

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