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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What falsehood do the townspeople tell Gimpel about Elka?
(a) Elka is a chaste maiden.
(b) Elka is a Christian.
(c) Elka is in love with Gimpel.
(d) Elka can't wait to meet Gimpel.

2. What story does Elka tell Gimpel in an attempt to convince him that the child is his?
(a) The child has Gimpel's nose and ears.
(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) An angel came to Elka in a dream and told her she would be the mother to the second coming of Christ.

3. What is Gimpel's nickname?
(a) Gimpel the Butthead.
(b) Gimpel the Stupid.
(c) Gimpel the Fool.
(d) Gimpel the Dunce.

4. What festivities occurred at Gimpel and Elka's wedding?
(a) None--no one came to the wedding.
(b) Drinking, singing and dancing.
(c) Poker and Yahtzee were played.
(d) Eating contests.

5. After Gimpel enters his house, what does he hear?
(a) Elka sobbing.
(b) Elka fighting with his new girlfriend.
(c) The baby crying.
(d) Double snores.

6. What happens mid-week at the bakery?
(a) Gimpel meets a new love interest.
(b) The oven bursts and almost causes a fire.
(c) Gimpel gets fired from his job.
(d) Gimpel is caught stealing bread.

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

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

9. Who beats up on Gimpel?
(a) The baker.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) Elka.
(d) Elka's "little brother"/bastard.

10. Instead of raisins, what do the other children put in Gimpel's hand?
(a) Prunes.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Goat turds.
(d) Grapes.

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

12. Even though Gimpel wanted to sleep at home, where does he stay instead?
(a) The street.
(b) The pub.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The bakery.

13. What is happening as Gimpel walks to Elka's house?
(a) The Rabbi is advising Gimpel on how to propose to Elka.
(b) The townspeople are hollering and chorusing.
(c) The Baker is running after Gimpel to talk him out of it.
(d) It starts to rain.

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

15. What does Gimpel see in his bed next to Elka?
(a) His new love interest.
(b) A man's form.
(c) The baby.
(d) An empty space for him to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is evident when Gimpel visits Elka?

2. Where does Gimpel live?

3. What wedding gift made Gimpel suspicious?

4. The morning after talking with the Rabbi, what does Gimpel say after he arrives at his destination?

5. What advice is given to Gimpel regarding Elka's explanation about the child?

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