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

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

3. What is Gimpel's profession?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Pimp.
(c) Baker.
(d) Goldsmith.

4. What is Gimpel's nickname?
(a) Gimpel the Stupid.
(b) Gimpel the Dunce.
(c) Gimpel the Butthead.
(d) Gimpel the Fool.

5. When Gimpel comes home over the weekends, what does Elka do?
(a) Leave the house.
(b) Shower Gimpel wih love.
(c) Make excuses to avoid sex.
(d) Cook Gimpel's favorite meals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the townspeople say lives with Elka?

2. What festivities occurred at Gimpel and Elka's wedding?

3. What physical imperfection does Elka have?

4. What is Gimpel's response to Elka's wedding night claims?

5. As a joke, what do the townspeople tell Gimpel has happened to his parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Gimpel go when he leaves Frampol, and who takes care of him?

4. What is Gimpel's religion and how do we know this?

5. What does Elka say about the child?

6. How is Elka abusive towards Gimpel?

7. While on her deathbed, what does Elka ask of Gimpel and why?

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

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

10. At the end of the story, who does Gimpel dream of, and how does he feel about it?

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