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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is evident when Gimpel visits Elka?
(a) She doesn't like him.
(b) She already knows who he is.
(c) She secretly loves him.
(d) She is surprised to see him.

2. Where does Gimpel want to go?
(a) To hell.
(b) Paris.
(c) Off to another town.
(d) Berlin.

3. Who is the third person that Gimpel has to live with?
(a) The Rabbi.
(b) The Farmer.
(c) The Baker.
(d) Elka.

4. Who does Gimpel go to for advice?
(a) The Baker.
(b) The Farmer.
(c) The Rabbi.
(d) His parents.

5. What evidence does Gimpel give that the child is not his?
(a) Gimpel and Elka had not had sex.
(b) The child was born 17 weeks after their wedding.
(c) The child looks nothing like him.
(d) Gimpel is infertile.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gimpel bluntly states that Elka has borne a bastard, what does Elka claim?

2. What is Gimpel's profession?

3. What is the true relation of the person who lives with Elka?

4. After the feast celebrating the birth of their child, what does Elka ask Gimpel?

5. What is Gimpel's reasoning for considering marrying Elka?

Short Essay Questions

1. After righting his revenge plot, what does Gimpel do when he returns home?

2. At the end of the story, who does Gimpel dream of, and how does he feel about it?

3. What is Gimpel's living situation as a child?

4. What eventually happens to Elka and what does Gimpel do for her?

5. What does Gimpel come to understand at the end of the story, and why?

6. Why doesn't Gimpel get angry in Chapter 2 when he returns home early from the bakery? What does Gimpel do instead?

7. What occurs during Gimpel's wedding?

8. Does Gimpel believe Elka's wedding night excuse? Why or why not?

9. Briefly describe how Gimpel first sees Elka, including Elka's living situation.

10. What happens when Gimpel returns from checking on the goat?

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