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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 advice is given to Gimpel?
(a) That he should laugh off the jokes.
(b) That he his not a fool. They are the fools.
(c) That he is foolish and should accept it.
(d) That he should bake more bread.

2. What does the Rabbi eventually allow Gimpel to do?
(a) Go back to work.
(b) Send bread and money to Elka.
(c) Eat everything he wants.
(d) Remarry.

3. After hearing of Elka's infidelity, what does the Rabbi tell Gimpel to do?
(a) Move to another town.
(b) Divorce Elka.
(c) Forgive Elka.
(d) Kill Elka.

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

5. How does Gimpel begin to feel about Elka?
(a) He ignores her.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He is ambivalent.
(d) He loves her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. If Elka's premarital request isn't met, what does she say can happen?

3. Who is the third person that Gimpel has to live with?

4. Who is the child named after?

5. What honor and ritual is Gimpel responsible for at the birth celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gimpel feel about the pranks that are pulled on him?

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

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

4. What does Gimpel ask of Elka when he first visits her at her house?

5. What happens at the bakery and what does it allow Gimpel to do?

6. Describe the setting of Gimpel the Fool.

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

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

9. What does Gimpel see and hear at his house in Chapter 2, when he comes home early from the bakery?

10. What does Elka say about the child?

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