Gimpel the Fool Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Gimpel the Fool Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Rabbi's daughter make Gimpel do?
(a) Trip and fall.
(b) Give her some bread.
(c) Kiss the wall.
(d) Kiss her.

3. After the feast celebrating the birth of their child, what does Elka ask Gimpel?
(a) Why he is silent.
(b) Why he isn't tired.
(c) If he still loves her.
(d) If he is happy.

4. Why does Gimpel have to live with someone other than his parents?
(a) He didn't like his parents.
(b) He was a bad child.
(c) Both of his parents died.
(d) His dad died and his mother didn't want him.

5. Who calls Gimpel by his nickname?
(a) The townspeople.
(b) The rabbi.
(c) His parents.
(d) Himself.

6. What does Elka give birth to?
(a) A Boy.
(b) Twins.
(c) A Hermaphrodite.
(d) A Girl.

7. What is Gimpel's response to Elka's wedding night claims?
(a) He has a headache too.
(b) Elka had the ritual bath yesterday, which happens after her monthly is over.
(c) He likes the idea of having two houses.
(d) He is resolute on being celibate.

8. Why are the townspeople afraid of Elka?
(a) She has a fierce tongue.
(b) She is prone to rages and hits people.
(c) She is bad luck.
(d) She is a murderess.

9. What wedding gift made Gimpel suspicious?
(a) A shovel and a set of knives.
(b) A crib.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Arsenic.

10. When Gimpel hints that Elka has fooled him, how does Elka respond?
(a) She tells him that he is in fact a fool.
(b) She is silent.
(c) She pretends not to know what he is talking about.
(d) She begins to sob uncontrollably.

11. What is Gimpel's reasoning for considering marrying Elka?
(a) When you're married the husband is the master and if that's agreeable with her, it's agreeable to him too.
(b) He has heard that she is very pretty.
(c) He shouldn't be judgmental.
(d) "Waste not, want not."

12. What is Gimpel's objection to Elka's premarital requirement?
(a) He doesn't want to be celibate.
(b) He tells her it's the bride, not the groom, who offers a dowry.
(c) He tells her he already has a house built for them.
(d) He is allergic to dogs.

13. When Gimpel comes home over the weekends, what does Elka do?
(a) Leave the house.
(b) Cook Gimpel's favorite meals.
(c) Shower Gimpel wih love.
(d) Make excuses to avoid sex.

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

15. What advice is given to Gimpel regarding Elka's explanation about the child?
(a) Premature births do happen, so Gimpel should be grateful the child lived.
(b) Elka is a liar and he should already know that the child is not his.
(c) God makes miracles every day.
(d) The same thing happened to Adam and Eve, and every woman is a descendant of Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gimpel live?

2. Judging by Gimpel's description, how is Elka's current living situation?

3. What is Elka's response to Gimpel's evidence that the child is not his?

4. What is Gimpel's profession?

5. After his parents, who does Gimpel go to live with?

(see the answer keys)

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