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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gimpel carry with him in his beggar's sack?
(a) Death shrouds.
(b) A dradel.
(c) A wad of money.
(d) His will.

2. What does Gimpel tell Elka on her deathbed?
(a) The goat is fine and not to worry.
(b) There is nothing to forgive, and that Elka has been a good and faithful wife.
(c) She will not be cremated but buried.
(d) He knows she has done him wrong and will never forgive her.

3. At the end of the story, how does Gimpel say the afterlife will be?
(a) A relief.
(b) A burning pit just as the Spirit of Evil said.
(c) A craps shoot.
(d) Real, without ridicule, complication or deception.

4. What was the original language of "Gimpel the Fool"?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Latin.
(c) German.
(d) Arabic.

5. What is Gimpel told to do for revenge against the townspeople?
(a) Spit in the bread.
(b) Urinate in the bread.
(c) Steal food from the townspeople.
(d) Defecate on the sidewalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gimpel tell the children to do before he leaves town?

2. Initially, what does Gimpel want to do to the Spirit of Evil?

3. What does the person in Gimpel's dream say about God?

4. What is Gimpel told while he is dreaming on his travels?

5. How much time passed before the rabbis could come to a decision regarding Gimpel's situation?

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