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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 main character of the story?
(a) Elka.
(b) The Devil.
(c) The rabbi.
(d) Gimpel.
2. Who is the child named after?
(a) Elka's mother.
(b) Elka's father.
(c) Gimpel's father.
(d) Gimpel's mother.
3. What is Gimpel's objection to Elka's premarital requirement?
(a) He doesn't want to be celibate.
(b) He tells her he already has a house built for them.
(c) He tells her it's the bride, not the groom, who offers a dowry.
(d) He is allergic to dogs.
4. What is said about Elka at the wedding ceremony?
(a) She doesn't really love Gimpel.
(b) She isn't fit to be wed.
(c) She is both a widow and divorced.
(d) She smells bad.
5. The morning after talking with the Rabbi, where does Gimpel go?
(a) To see the baker.
(b) To see the Rabbi again.
(c) To another town.
(d) To see Elka.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Elka want before agreeing to marry Gimpel?
2. What advice is given to Gimpel regarding Elka's explanation about the child?
3. After rationalizing Elka's behavior, what does Gimpel begin to agree with Elka on?
4. What does the Rabbi eventually allow Gimpel to do?
5. What does a mid-week event allow Gimpel to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the first childbirth, how does Gimpel feel about Elka and what does he do for her?
2. Briefly describe how Gimpel is talked into meeting Elka.
3. When Gimpel first visits Elka at her house, what does Elka say to Gimpel and what does she demand before agreeing to marriage?
4. What does Gimpel come to understand at the end of the story, and why?
5. How is Elka abusive towards Gimpel?
6. What happens four months after the wedding and how does Gimpel react?
7. Where are Gimpel and Elka married, and why?
8. At the end of the story, who does Gimpel dream of, and how does he feel about it?
9. What does Elka say about the child?
10. What does Gimpel say about his situation and what others would do if they were he?
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