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

2. When Gimpel asks Elka about all the negative things he has heard about her and asks that she not be deceitful, what does Elka say?
(a) "Whoever tries to twist you up may his nose make a twist."
(b) "For he who causes his neighbor to feel shame loses Paradise himself."
(c) "They are the fools."
(d) "To hell with THEM!"

3. What do Gimpel and Elka have in common?
(a) They love each other.
(b) They both have children.
(c) They both smell bad.
(d) They are both orphans.

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

5. What happens four months after Gimpel and Elka get married?
(a) They get divorced.
(b) Elka miscarries.
(c) Elka gets pregnant.
(d) Elka gives birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rather than get angry himself, what does Gimpel do when presented with a prank?

2. What does Gimpel say about his ability to fight back?

3. Who is the child's favorite person?

4. How does Gimpel feel about Elka's infidelity?

5. What is Gimpel's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens four months after the wedding and how does Gimpel react?

2. After the first childbirth, how does Gimpel feel about Elka and what does he do for her?

3. Describe Gimpel and Elka's home life.

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

5. Where does Gimpel go when he leaves Frampol, and who takes care of him?

6. What is Gimpel's religion and how do we know this?

7. What do the children of the world call Gimpel and ask him to do?

8. After months of separation, what is the first thing Elka asks Gimpel to do when she sees him, and why?

9. What does Gimpel rationalize about what he saw when he came home early from the bakery?

10. How far does Gimpel go towards revenge?

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