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Wendell Berry

Jayber Crow: A Novel Quiz

Wendell Berry
This Study Guide consists of approximately 64 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Jayber Crow.

Jayber Crow: A Novel Quiz

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1)

How does the woman in #63 injure Jayber? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

She stabs him with a corkscrew.
She slashes him with a knife.
She smashes a bottle over his head.
She throws a rock at him.
2)

Troy mortgages Mattie's farm and turns it into a/an ____________________. (from Chapters 30 and 31)

Amusement park.
Indoor pig farm.
Health spa.
Living museum.
3)

Who is Mattie Keith's boyfriend? (from Chapters 12 and 13)

Troy Chatham.
Matt MaGuire.
Seth Anderson.
Jimmy Puterbaugh.
4)

When Jayber first opened his shop, the generation that was old and dying remembered _______________. (from Chapters 10 and 11)

The Korean War.
World War I.
World War II.
The Civil War.
5)

Why is Jayber rejected by the military? (from Chapters 12 and 13)

He is not rejected.
He has flat feet.
He has a heart murmur.
He is gay.
6)

To what town does Jayber go to get his hair cut? (from Chapters 16 and 17)

Madison.
Hargrave.
Percy.
Cordele.
7)

What does Jayber learn about Troy? (from Chapters 30 and 31)

He has a terminal illness.
He is moving out of state.
He is divorcing Mattie.
He has a lot of debt.
8)

About whom does Jayber wonder in his thoughts? (from Chapter 32)

His mother.
Brother Whitespade.
Clydie.
Aunt Cordie.
9)

With What does Jayber struggle regarding the church? (from Chapters 14 and 15)

Its financial practices.
Its lack of compassion.
Its council
Its doctrines.
10)

What does Jayber dislike about the boy in #73? (from Chapters 12 and 13)

His cruelty.
His disrespectful attitude.
His sense of entitlement.
His foul mouth.
11)

What silent commitment does Jayber make to Mattie? (from Chapter 22)

To support an orphanage.
To watch out for her finances.
To become a minister.
To be the husband she deserves.
12)

What does Athey Keith call the large stand of timber on his property? (from Chapters 16 and 17)

Nest egg.
Pineville.
Ponderosa.
God's country.
13)

At what age does Jayber register for the draft? (from Chapters 12 and 13)

19.
28.
33.
22.
14)

Why is Jayber's barber shop cited by a government inspector? (from Chapters 25 and 26)

It has no running water.
It does not have a handicapped ramp.
It does not have paper towels.
It does not have a hand sanitizer.
15)

How does Jayber get his gardening skills? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

He learns by trial and error.
He buys some books.
He joins a garden club.
Aunt Cordie teaches him.
16)

Who are the men who dress in sheets and carry torches and rifles? (from Chapters 20 and 21)

The Regulators.
The Chi Omega fraternity brothers.
The White Rose Society.
The Ku Klux Klan.
17)

For what reason is Jimmy in jail? (from Chapters 25 and 26)

Drunken driving.
Possession of a weapon.
Theft.
Speeding.
18)

Which Port William family is severely divided over the Civil War? (from Chapters 18 and 19)

Kellys.
Johnsons.
Rowanberrys.
Halls.
19)

What is an ever-present threat to Jayber? (from Chapter 29)

Hurricane.
Flood.
Fire.
Tornado.
20)

Jayber sees this book as being about _____________. (from Chapter 32)

Greed.
Heaven.
Betrayal.
Revenge.
21)

What does Jayber do sometimes when the church is empty? (from Chapters 14 and 15)

Practices giving sermons.
Plays the organ.
Sings really loudly.
Takes a nap.
22)

What injury prompts Athey Keith to leave the farm? (from Chapters 20 and 21)

He breaks his leg.
His pelvis is crushed.
His spine is injured.
He breaks his arm.
23)

Why is Troy Chatham labeled 4-F by the army? (from Chapters 16 and 17)

Heart murmur.
Flat feet.
A bad knee.
Nearsightedness.
24)

What does Jayber feel for Cecelia and Troy? (from Chapters 20 and 21)

Distrust.
Anger.
Sympathy.
Spite.
25)

Why does Jayber enjoy cutting the hair of the older men? (from Chapters 10 and 11)

They have great stories.
They are not too fussy about their hair.
They have thinner hair.
They always send their friends to see him.
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