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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gimpel say he will meet death?
(a) With resentment.
(b) Regretably.
(c) With fear.
(d) Joyfully.

2. What is Gimpel resolved to do while he is separated from Elka?
(a) Divorce Elka.
(b) Always believe what he is told.
(c) Burn down the city.
(d) Become a Christian.

3. What does the second person Gimpel dreams of say of the afterlife?
(a) "I am so happy!"
(b) "I am in limbo."
(c) "They spare you nothing here."
(d) "Dante was right."

4. On the night of Gimpel's return after a lengthy separation, what does Elka's "brother" do to Gimpel?
(a) Hugs him and tells him he's glad Gimpel's home.
(b) Jump from behind the oven and strikes him on the head.
(c) Ties Gimpel up and threatens to kill him.
(d) Yells at Gimpel to leave.

5. When the second dream person appears to Gimpel, what do they look like?
(a) Sorrowful.
(b) Shrouded with a black face.
(c) Like a skeleton.
(d) Happy and healthy.

6. What was the original language of "Gimpel the Fool"?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Latin.
(c) German.
(d) Yiddish.

7. What does Elka tell Gimpel to do as soon as she sees him in the house?
(a) Lay next to her.
(b) Tell the children he is back.
(c) Check on the goat.
(d) Go back to the bakery.

8. Even though Gimpel has not seen his wife, what does he do to celebrate the event that occurred while the couple was separated?
(a) Invoke a blessing for the baby boy and name him.
(b) Skips the period of mourning.
(c) Divorces Elka.
(d) Invoke a blessing on the baby girl and name her.

9. How does Gimpel feel on his way home at night after work?
(a) Like he has a fever.
(b) Regretful he didn't get a divorce.
(c) So excited he feels like singing.
(d) Hungry.

10. What does Gimpel carry with him in his beggar's sack?
(a) A wad of money.
(b) Death shrouds.
(c) His will.
(d) A dradel.

11. Why does Elka make her deathbed confession?
(a) She wants to go clean to her maker.
(b) She wants Gimpel to know he wasn't her true love.
(c) She just thought Gimpel should know.
(d) She is hallucinating.

12. After her death, who does Elka think she has fooled?
(a) Gimpel.
(b) Her children.
(c) God.
(d) Herself.

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

14. If Gimpel follows through with his plan of vengeance, what does he fear he'll lose?
(a) His children.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His business.
(d) Eternal life.

15. After taking steps toward revenge, who does Gimpel see in a dream?
(a) The Spirit of Evil again.
(b) God.
(c) His parents.
(d) Elka.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the story, how does Gimpel say the afterlife will be?

2. After leaving Frampol, how does Gimpel always envision Elka?

3. Where does Gimpel go when he leaves Frampol?

4. After leaving Frampol, where does Gimpel go when he dreams?

5. When Gimpel has returned home after being separated and he has completed Elka's errand, what does he ask her?

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