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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. Although he is furious, why doesn't Gimpel awaken Elka in a rage?

2. How are Elka's premarital demands met?

3. What evidence does Gimpel give that the child is not his?

4. Who beats up on Gimpel?

5. Because of Gimpel's thieving, what happens to Elka?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at the bakery and what does it allow Gimpel to do?

5. Who is the second person to appear to Gimpel while he is sleeping, and how does that person look?

6. After much consideration, what does the rabbi say to Gimpel regarding Elka's infidelity?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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

Analyze and discuss the concepts of truth and persecution as they are used in conjunction within the text. What is true to Gimpel? To the townspeople? To God? Which one perseveres, and why? Does truth inspire perseverance? Does one person's truth lead to another person's persecution?

Essay Topic 3

Frampol is a historically significant town that is also the setting for "Gimpel the Fool". Discuss why Singer chose this location for his story, its specific historical significance, and its contribution to the story.

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