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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elka do ten times a day?

2. What does Gimpel say most men would do in his situation?

3. What do Gimpel and Elka have in common?

4. If Elka's premarital request isn't met, what does she say can happen?

5. When people glare at the child, what does Gimpel do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens nine months after Gimpel and Elka are separated?

2. Where are Gimpel and Elka married, and why?

3. While on her deathbed, what does Elka ask of Gimpel and why?

4. How is Elka abusive towards Gimpel?

5. When Gimpel first visits Elka at her house, what does Elka say to Gimpel and what does she demand before agreeing to marriage?

6. Describe a few pranks played on Gimpel.

7. After months of separation, what is the first thing Elka asks Gimpel to do when she sees him, and why?

8. What happens when Gimpel returns from checking on the goat?

9. What is Gimpel's religion and how do we know this?

10. What does Gimpel feel and do for the baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the concept of judgment within the text.

Essay Topic 2

Gimpel displays a great deal of compassion throughout the story while evoking the same emotions from the reader. Explore and discuss Singer's use of compassion to relay the story. How does the first person narrative aid in this?

Essay Topic 3

Gimpel states that he is called a fool because he is easily deceived. Explore the theme of deception throughout the text, questioning who is being deceived.

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