Gimpel the Fool Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gimpel the Fool Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Gimpel the Fool Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the child's favorite person?

2. What does the Rabbi's daughter make Gimpel do?

3. What advice is given to Gimpel regarding Elka's explanation about the child?

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

5. Why does Gimpel have to live with someone other than his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gimpel rationalize about what he saw when he came home early from the bakery?

2. After righting his revenge plot, what does Gimpel do when he returns home?

3. Why doesn't Gimpel get angry in Chapter 2 when he returns home early from the bakery? What does Gimpel do instead?

4. Why is Gimpel called a fool?

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

6. At the end of the story, what mementos does Gimpel awaken with after dreaming?

7. Who is Gimpel the Fool?

8. After months of separation from his family, why doesn't Gimpel want a scandal?

9. What does Gimpel think when he sees the baby crib?

10. What eventually happens to Elka and what does Gimpel do for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Isaac Bashevis Singer is a world-renowned author.

Part 1) Describe Singer's place in history as a writer.

Part 2) Explain why he was and still is pivotal to contemporary literature.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the concept of judgment within the text.

Essay Topic 3

"Gimpel the Fool" is often said to be a narrative of Jewish persecution throughout history. Explain this, and argue either for or against this opinion.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 658 words
(approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the Gimpel the Fool Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Gimpel the Fool from BookRags. (c)2025 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.