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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even though Gimpel has not seen his wife, what does he do to celebrate the event that occurred while the couple was separated?
(a) Divorces Elka.
(b) Skips the period of mourning.
(c) Invoke a blessing for the baby boy and name him.
(d) Invoke a blessing on the baby girl and name her.

2. How many children did Elka bear Gimpel?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Six.

3. Does Gimpel believe Elka's story about the child?
(a) He isn't sure.
(b) Yes, but he knows he can't tell fact from fiction, so really no.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

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

5. After leaving Frampol, who does Gimpel see when he dreams?
(a) The Spirit of Evil.
(b) His children he left behind.
(c) God.
(d) Elka.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gimpel tells the children that he saw their dead mother, how do they react?

2. What happens whenever Gimpel doesn't believe the pranksters?

3. At the end of the story, how does Gimpel say the afterlife will be?

4. When Gimpel has returned home after being separated and he has completed Elka's errand, what does he ask her?

5. In order to right his wrongfully attempted vengeance, what does Gimpel do?

(see the answer key)

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