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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Elka bear Gimpel?
(a) Six.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

2. Who is the author of "Gimpel the Fool"?
(a) Isaac Mizrahi.
(b) Judy Bloom.
(c) Saul Bellow.
(d) Isaac Bashevis Singer.

3. At the end of Elka's life, what does Gimpel spend a fortune on?
(a) Food.
(b) Expensive clothing and housewares.
(c) Toys for his children.
(d) Healers and doctors for Elka.

4. At the end of the story, what does Gimpel say about the world we live in?
(a) It is imaginary and once removed.
(b) It is hell.
(c) It is the work of the Spirit of Evil.
(d) It is in fact heaven.

5. What did the person do that Gimpel owes thanks to?
(a) Supply food.
(b) Find an obscure reference in Maimonides that favors Gimpel.
(c) Admit they were wrong.
(d) Say extra prayers for Gimpel and his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the apprentice give Gimpel?

2. Where does Gimpel believe he cannot be deceived?

3. What is Gimpel resolved to do while he is separated from Elka?

4. Where does Gimpel go when he leaves Frampol?

5. Instead of God or an afterlife, what does the the person in Gimpel's dream say is there?

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