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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a drunk in the barber shop do that prompts Athey to react angrily?
(a) Makes a racial slur.
(b) Is disrespectful to Jayber.
(c) Tries to cheat Jayber.
(d) Makes an inappropriate comment about Mattie.

2. Who is the bank board member who sells the barber shop to Jayber?
(a) Mr. Adams.
(b) Mr. Kerrigan.
(c) Mr. Hayes.
(d) Mr. Feltner.

3. How does Cecelia interact with Jayber?
(a) She makes fun of him in public.
(b) She pretends he doesn't exist.
(c) She is flirtatious.
(d) She is hostile.

4. What event does Jayber recall that causes grief and angst among the people of Port William?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The stock market crash of 1929.
(c) The attack on Pearl Harbor.
(d) Japanese internment camps.

5. Which of the following is NOT typical of Athey's farming style?
(a) Resourceful.
(b) Efficient.
(c) Conservative.
(d) Expansive.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what town does Jayber go to get his hair cut?

2. Who is Mattie's father?

3. What is changing the way farmers run their farms?

4. Why is Jayber rejected by the military?

5. What hope does Cecelia have for newcomers to town?

(see the answer key)

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