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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What evidence does Gimpel give that the child is not his?
(a) Gimpel is infertile.
(b) The child was born 17 weeks after their wedding.
(c) Gimpel and Elka had not had sex.
(d) The child looks nothing like him.

2. What is said about Elka at the wedding ceremony?
(a) She doesn't really love Gimpel.
(b) She is both a widow and divorced.
(c) She smells bad.
(d) She isn't fit to be wed.

3. As a joke, what do the townspeople tell Gimpel has happened to his parents?
(a) They have moved to another town and left Gimpel behind.
(b) They have died.
(c) They are in debt and have sold him to the farmer.
(d) They have risen from the dead and are looking for him.

4. What does Gimpel say most men would do in his situation?
(a) Sleep more.
(b) Take French leave and disappear.
(c) Demand more sex from his wife.
(d) Work more.

5. What physical imperfection does Elka have?
(a) She has twelve fingers.
(b) She walks with a limp.
(c) She is missing her left arm.
(d) She can't have children.

6. What happens when the sexton announces the birth of Gimpel's child at the synagogue?
(a) The congregation cheers.
(b) There is silence.
(c) The House of Prayer rings with laughter.
(d) Gimpel is deafened with sobbing.

7. The morning after talking with the Rabbi, where does Gimpel go?
(a) To another town.
(b) To see the baker.
(c) To see Elka.
(d) To see the Rabbi again.

8. What does Gimpel do while Elka is in childbirth?
(a) Waits outside the birthing quarters and prays.
(b) Visits the Rabbi.
(c) Visits the House of Prayer and repeats psalms.
(d) Holds Elka's hand while she screams.

9. How does Gimpel feel about Elka's infidelity?
(a) Happy.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Confused.
(d) Bitter.

10. What does Gimpel steal for Elka?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Baby clothes.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

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

12. What does a mid-week event allow Gimpel to do?
(a) Get a new job.
(b) Leave Elka and marry someone else.
(c) Go home to sleep in his own bed.
(d) Admit to his thieving.

13. What is Elka's response to Gimpel's evidence that the child is not his?
(a) The child is his; it was just a premature birth.
(b) She reiterates that Gimpel knew she was pregnant before he married her.
(c) The child has Gimpel's nose.
(d) Gimpel was wrong about being infertile.

14. Because of Gimpel's thieving, what happens to Elka?
(a) She becomes fat and handsome.
(b) She becomes the mother of the best-dressed baby in the land.
(c) She becomes over-accessorized.
(d) She becomes rich.

15. Who is the child named after?
(a) Elka's mother.
(b) Gimpel's mother.
(c) Elka's father.
(d) Gimpel's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gimpel rationalize Elka's behavior?

2. Who wants Gimpel to marry Elka?

3. What do Gimpel and Elka have in common?

4. What is Gimpel's profession?

5. What falsehood do the townspeople tell Gimpel about Elka?

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