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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who witnesses Gimpel right his wrong?
(a) The farmer.
(b) The apprentice.
(c) The baker.
(d) His children.

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

3. When Gimpel tells the children that he saw their dead mother, how do they react?
(a) They become angry at his falsehood.
(b) They drop to their knees in prayer.
(c) They are astounded and can't speak.
(d) They ask Gimpel to tell them more.

4. What does the rabbi tell Gimpel he can do regarding his marriage?
(a) Go ahead with the divorce.
(b) Go to the synagogue.
(c) Go home.
(d) Go back to the bakery.

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

6. How does Gimpel describe the person who brings food to Elka?
(a) As a curmudgeon.
(b) As a bum.
(c) As a thief.
(d) As a goodhearted lad.

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

8. What did the person do that Gimpel owes thanks to?
(a) Supply food.
(b) Say extra prayers for Gimpel and his family.
(c) Find an obscure reference in Maimonides that favors Gimpel.
(d) Admit they were wrong.

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

10. How long does Gimpel live with Elka?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) A century.

11. How does Gimpel survive after leaving Frampol?
(a) By sheepherding.
(b) Through the help of the synagogue.
(c) By scamming people.
(d) Through good people who do not neglect him.

12. When Gimpel awakens after dreaming of Elka, what mementos does he have?
(a) The feel of Elka's lips and taste of her tears.
(b) Stray hairs from his children.
(c) Scratches from the Spirit of Evil.
(d) An ancient Torah by his bed of straw.

13. Where does Gimpel believe he cannot be deceived?
(a) In his dreams.
(b) The afterlife.
(c) In the pub.
(d) On the road.

14. When Gimpel returns home after months of being away, who does Gimpel see in the bed next to Elka?
(a) The apprentice.
(b) The baker.
(c) The Yanover rabbi.
(d) The farmer.

15. What does Gimpel do during his travels?
(a) Bake bread.
(b) Sleep a lot.
(c) Spin yarns (tell stories).
(d) Beg for money and drink ale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the apprentice give Gimpel?

2. Does GImpel let himself be persuaded to do what his dream suggests?

3. How does Gimpel say he will meet death?

4. What is the final expression on Elka's face after she confesses to Gimpel?

5. When the second dream person appears to Gimpel, what do they look like?

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