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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Gimpel returns home after months of being away, who does Gimpel see in the bed next to Elka?
(a) The baker.
(b) The Yanover rabbi.
(c) The farmer.
(d) The apprentice.

2. When Gimpel awakens after dreaming of Elka, what mementos does he have?
(a) The feel of Elka's lips and taste of her tears.
(b) An ancient Torah by his bed of straw.
(c) Stray hairs from his children.
(d) Scratches from the Spirit of Evil.

3. By the time he is older, how has Gimpel's career progressed?
(a) He has become a farmer.
(b) He is the poorest baker in town.
(c) He became wealthy by selling off his children.
(d) He owns his own bakery and is considered to be a rich man.

4. While appearing to Gimpel in a dream, what does this dream person say to Gimpel?
(a) Since the whole world deceives Gimpel, he should deceive the world in return.
(b) Gimpel is bound for hell.
(c) Elka yearns for Gimpel in the afterlife.
(d) Gimpel should repent.

5. What does the person Gimpel confronts tell Gimpel to do?
(a) See an herb doctor or healer, as something is wrong with Gimpel's head.
(b) Leave Elkaif he truely loves her.
(c) Bake some break for dinner that night.
(d) Admit that he isn't actually Elka's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Frampol, how does Gimpel always envision Elka?

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

3. What was the original language of "Gimpel the Fool"?

4. On the night of Gimpel's return after a lengthy separation, what does Elka's "brother" do to Gimpel?

5. After Gimpel reiterates what he saw in his bed when he returned home after their separation, what does Elka do?

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