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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where are Gimpel and Elka married?
(a) Their new house.
(b) The bakery.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) The cemetery.

4. How does Elka look when Gimpel visits her home?
(a) She is still in her flannel pajamas with her hair all messy.
(b) She is barefoot, wearing a worn plush gown with her hair in braids.
(c) She is naked.
(d) She is dressed in red silk and preparing tea.

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

6. When the Rabbi hears what Gimpel has said about Elka's infidelity, what does he say?
(a) Elka deserves to be loved and forgiven.
(b) Gimpel eats too much.
(c) He will have to reconsider the case.
(d) He knew that Gimpel would be happy in a new town.

7. What does Elka do ten times a day?
(a) Threaten to divorce Gimpel.
(b) Eat.
(c) Pray.
(d) Tell Gimpel how much she loves him.

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

9. What does Gimpel say about his ability to fight back?
(a) He is no weakling but prefers to let it pass.
(b) He beats people up when he gets angry.
(c) He is small and cannot fight.
(d) His parents won't let him hit people.

10. What is the true relation of the person who lives with Elka?
(a) He is her brother.
(b) He is her cousin.
(c) He is her illegitimate son.
(d) He is her uncle.

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

12. After wanting to go home mid-week, who does Gimpel go to for advice?
(a) The baker.
(b) The baby.
(c) The Rabbi.
(d) The farmer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the townspeople say lives with Elka?

2. The day after Elka's explanation about the child, who does Gimpel visit to talk things over?

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

4. How does Gimpel begin to feel about Elka?

5. Who calls Gimpel by his nickname?

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