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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) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

2. How long does Gimpel live with Elka?
(a) A century.
(b) Two months.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Fifty years.

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

4. What is wrong with Elka when she becomes ill?
(a) She is insane.
(b) She is old.
(c) There is a growth on her breast.
(d) She has diabetes.

5. If Gimpel follows through with his plan of vengeance, what does he fear he'll lose?
(a) His children.
(b) His business.
(c) Eternal life.
(d) His wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though Gimpel has not seen his wife, what does he do to celebrate the event that occurred while the couple was separated?

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

3. What does the second person Gimpel dreams of say of the afterlife?

4. What does Gimpel carry with him in his beggar's sack?

5. When Gimpel awakens after dreaming of Elka, what mementos does he have?

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