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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the rabbi sends for Gimpel, after a long separation from Elka, what does the rabbi ask?
(a) If Gimpel is ready to marry someone else.
(b) If Gimpel has been praying enough.
(c) If Gimpel is sure he was wrong about his wife.
(d) If Gimpel is ready to divorce Elka.

2. What does Gimpel tell Elka on her deathbed?
(a) She will not be cremated but buried.
(b) There is nothing to forgive, and that Elka has been a good and faithful wife.
(c) He knows she has done him wrong and will never forgive her.
(d) The goat is fine and not to worry.

3. What is the final expression on Elka's face after she confesses to Gimpel?
(a) She drops a single tear.
(b) Her mouth is agape.
(c) She is frowning.
(d) She is smiling.

4. Where does Gimpel believe he cannot be deceived?
(a) In the pub.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) In his dreams.
(d) On the road.

5. What ultimately happens to Elka?
(a) She becomes ill.
(b) She leaves Gimpel.
(c) She runs off.
(d) She goes insane.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Gimpel follows the advice given to him by the dream person, what does he fear?

2. While on her deathbed, what does Elka ask Gimpel to do?

3. When Gimpel returns home after months of being away, who does Gimpel see in the bed next to Elka?

4. On the night of Gimpel's return after a lengthy separation, what does Elka's "brother" do to Gimpel?

5. Gimpel states that, "All kinds of things happened," but what else does he say about these events?

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