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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. Because of Gimpel's thieving, what happens to Elka?
(a) She becomes rich.
(b) She becomes the mother of the best-dressed baby in the land.
(c) She becomes fat and handsome.
(d) She becomes over-accessorized.

2. When does Gimpel receive his nickname?
(a) When he is a schoolboy.
(b) He doesn't have a nickname.
(c) As an adult.
(d) As a baby.

3. What does a mid-week event allow Gimpel to do?
(a) Leave Elka and marry someone else.
(b) Admit to his thieving.
(c) Go home to sleep in his own bed.
(d) Get a new job.

4. Where are Gimpel and Elka married?
(a) The bakery.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) Their new house.

5. When the Rabbi hears what Gimpel has said about Elka's infidelity, what does he say?
(a) Gimpel eats too much.
(b) He will have to reconsider the case.
(c) He knew that Gimpel would be happy in a new town.
(d) Elka deserves to be loved and forgiven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the townspeople say lives with Elka?

2. When Gimpel comes home over the weekends, what does Elka do?

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

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

5. What does Gimpel say his foolishness consists of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Gimpel's living situation as a child?

3. What does Elka say about the child?

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

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

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

7. How is Elka abusive towards Gimpel?

8. After righting his revenge plot, what does Gimpel do when he returns home?

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

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

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