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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the town where Jayber lives?
(a) Port William.
(b) Portland.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Potsdam.

2. What is Jayber's nickname until the age of ten?
(a) J-man.
(b) Jay-Jay.
(c) J.
(d) Jaybird.

3. Who are the black family who lives across the river from Jayber's aunt and uncle's farm?
(a) The Furlongs.
(b) The Frenches.
(c) The Fewclothes.
(d) The Feverfews.

4. Jayber recalls hearing about what dramatic weather in 1918?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Dust storm.
(c) Tsunami.
(d) Ice storm.

5. How do most of the people in the region make a living?
(a) Mining.
(b) Farming.
(c) Trucking.
(d) Retailing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the atmosphere at the orphanage?

2. Who are Jayber's aunt and uncle's neighbors and good friends?

3. As an old man, Jayber thinks that life is very little time and mostly __________________.

4. What does Jayber find most striking about Mattie Keith?

5. What is the name of the orphanage where Jayber lived?

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