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

2. What is Elka's response to Gimpel's evidence that the child is not his?
(a) Gimpel was wrong about being infertile.
(b) The child has Gimpel's nose.
(c) The child is his; it was just a premature birth.
(d) She reiterates that Gimpel knew she was pregnant before he married her.

3. What wedding gift made Gimpel suspicious?
(a) A crib.
(b) Arsenic.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A shovel and a set of knives.

4. When Gimpel states that he will "never marry that whore", what do the townspeople say?
(a) That he should be ashamed of giving Elka a bad name and they can have him fined by the Rabbi.
(b) That no one blames him if he doesn't want to marry Elka.
(c) That Elka is a prostitute.
(d) That he should be glad that she's easy.

5. What is Gimpel's defense against being called foolish?
(a) He is stupid.
(b) Everything is possible.
(c) He can't tell when people are kidding.
(d) He likes jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gimpel hints that Elka has fooled him, how does Elka respond?

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

3. Because of Gimpel's thieving, what happens to Elka?

4. Where does Gimpel sleep during the week?

5. Who is the main character of the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Gimpel tells Elka on her deathbed that she has been a good wife, what does Elka confess?

4. Describe the setting of Gimpel the Fool.

5. Describe Gimpel and Elka's home life.

6. What does Gimpel feel and do for the baby?

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

8. After the birth, who does Gimpel go to for advice and what is said?

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

10. What does Gimpel think when he sees the baby crib?

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