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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of the story, what does Gimpel say about the world we live in?
(a) It is the work of the Spirit of Evil.
(b) It is imaginary and once removed.
(c) It is in fact heaven.
(d) It is hell.

3. In order to right his wrongfully attempted vengeance, what does Gimpel do?
(a) Clean the sidewalk.
(b) Pray.
(c) Return the food he has stolen.
(d) Bury the tainted bread.

4. What does Gimpel tell the Rabbi he actually saw by Elka in his bed?
(a) A lump of pillows.
(b) The shadow of a beam.
(c) A hallucination.
(d) Nothing--he made it all up.

5. What does Gimpel tell Elka on her deathbed?
(a) He knows she has done him wrong and will never forgive her.
(b) She will not be cremated but buried.
(c) The goat is fine and not to worry.
(d) There is nothing to forgive, and that Elka has been a good and faithful wife.

6. What does Gimpel tell the children to do before he leaves town?
(a) Remember him well.
(b) Start their own businesses.
(c) Pray for their mother.
(d) Forget him.

7. After her big confession to Gimpel, what does Elka do?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She asks about the goat again.
(c) She recovers.
(d) She dies.

8. Instead of God or an afterlife, what does the the person in Gimpel's dream say is there?
(a) A thick mire.
(b) Eternal sleep.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Another life on earth.

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

10. How had Gimpel felt previously about the person who brought Elka the food and money from Gimpel?
(a) Gimpel had seen him as an annoyance.
(b) Gimpel had thought he was a busybody.
(c) Gimpel had thought he was a curmudgeon.
(d) Gimpel had seen him as a fellow fool.

11. What happens while Gimpel and Elka are separated?
(a) Gimpel meets someone else.
(b) Elka dies.
(c) Elka gives birth to a boy.
(d) Elka gives birth to a baby girl.

12. Who does Gimpel blame for his vengeance?
(a) God.
(b) Elka.
(c) Himself.
(d) The townspeople.

13. What is Gimpel told while he is dreaming on his travels?
(a) He will be tempted by the Spirit of Evil.
(b) He mustn't stray from Judaism.
(c) Everyone misses him at home.
(d) All is right and death is nearer then far.

14. What is Gimpel told to do for revenge against the townspeople?
(a) Spit in the bread.
(b) Steal food from the townspeople.
(c) Defecate on the sidewalk.
(d) Urinate in the bread.

15. After leaving Frampol, who does Gimpel see when he dreams?
(a) Elka.
(b) His children he left behind.
(c) God.
(d) The Spirit of Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gimpel states that, "All kinds of things happened," but what else does he say about these events?

2. When the rabbi sends for Gimpel, after a long separation from Elka, what does the rabbi ask?

3. What advice does the apprentice give Gimpel?

4. How do townspeople react to Gimpel's actions regarding the event that occurred while the couple was separated?

5. What ultimately happens to Elka?

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