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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 does Elka tell Gimpel has happened on their wedding night?
(a) She has a headache.
(b) She has gotten her monthly.
(c) She has decided that she wants more children.
(d) She has already bought another house.

2. Judging by Gimpel's description, how is Elka's current living situation?
(a) Very dusty.
(b) Very poor.
(c) Very clean.
(d) Very wealthy.

3. After Gimpel enters his house, what does he hear?
(a) The baby crying.
(b) Elka fighting with his new girlfriend.
(c) Elka sobbing.
(d) Double snores.

4. Who is the child's favorite person?
(a) Elka.
(b) The Rabbi.
(c) Gimpel.
(d) Tha Baker.

5. Does Gimpel believe Elka's story about the child?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but he knows he can't tell fact from fiction, so really no.
(c) He isn't sure.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falsehood do the townspeople tell Gimpel about Elka?

2. The day after Elka's explanation about the child, who does Gimpel visit to talk things over?

3. What does Gimpel say most men would do in his situation?

4. What does the Rabbi eventually allow Gimpel to do?

5. How does Gimpel rationalize Elka's behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. After months of separation, who does Gimpel confront the day after his return and what is said?

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

3. What expression is Elka wearing when she dies, and what does Gimpel think this means?

4. Describe the messenger that Gimpel uses to send his family supplies during his separation from his family.

5. What does Elka do on her wedding night and what is her reasoning for it?

6. Where are Gimpel and Elka married, and why?

7. Why is Gimpel called a fool?

8. What does Gimpel fear he will lose if he follows through with revenge?

9. Briefly describe how Gimpel is talked into meeting Elka.

10. Who is the second person to appear to Gimpel while he is sleeping, and how does that person look?

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