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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his dream in Chapter 4, what does Gimpel imagine the bread dough is saying to him?
(a) "Do it!"
(b) "We will make good loaves tomorrow."
(c) "NO!"
(d) "Throw us at the Spirit of Evil!"

2. When did Gimpel's opinion of the person who delivered bread to Elka for him change?
(a) After the baker started visiting the house.
(b) After the rabbi said prayers for Elka.
(c) After the apprentice started visiting the house.
(d) After the farmer grew vegetables for Elka.

3. How had Gimpel felt previously about the person who brought Elka the food and money from Gimpel?
(a) Gimpel had thought he was a busybody.
(b) Gimpel had thought he was a curmudgeon.
(c) Gimpel had seen him as an annoyance.
(d) Gimpel had seen him as a fellow fool.

4. While on her deathbed, what does Elka ask Gimpel to do?
(a) Forgive her.
(b) Take care of his children.
(c) Make sure she is cremated.
(d) Check on the goat one last time.

5. When the second dream person appears to Gimpel, what do they look like?
(a) Like a skeleton.
(b) Shrouded with a black face.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Happy and healthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Elka when she becomes ill?

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

3. At the end of the story, how does Gimpel say the afterlife will be?

4. What does Gimpel tell the Rabbi he actually saw by Elka in his bed?

5. At the end of Elka's life, what does Gimpel spend a fortune on?

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