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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 happens mid-week at the bakery?

2. What is Gimpel's defense against being called foolish?

3. Why are the townspeople afraid of Elka?

4. What happens when the sexton announces the birth of Gimpel's child at the synagogue?

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gimpel ask of Elka when he first visits her at her house?

2. Does Gimpel believe Elka's wedding night excuse? Why or why not?

3. Why is Gimpel called a fool?

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

5. What does the rabbi's daughter tell Gimpel to do and why is this important?

6. Who is Gimpel the Fool?

7. After claiming he has made a mistake about what he saw at home in Chapter 2, what must happen regarding the rabbi, and what is Gimpel allowed to do?

8. What does the second person he dreams of say to Gimpel?

9. When Gimpel goes home after months of separation, what does he see?

10. After months of separation, who does Gimpel confront the day after his return and what is said?

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

Explain and explore Gimpel's role as an outcast. Is he or is he not? Choose a side and argue for or against.

Essay Topic 3

Define and explain the concept of The Wise Fool, and explain Gimpel as such.

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