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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. How does Jayber pay for his college education?
(a) Scholarship.
(b) Bank loans.
(c) A benefactor.
(d) He gets a job.

2. Who is Brother Whitespade?
(a) Principal at the Catholic school.
(b) A local TV celebrity.
(c) Head monk at the monastery.
(d) Principal at the orphanage.

3. What employable skill does Jayber learn at the orphanage?
(a) Auto mechanics.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Barbering.
(d) Writing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Brother Whitespade name Jonas?

3. Who is the aunt who takes Jayber when his parents die?

4. How is Jayber perceived at the orphanage?

5. What is Jayber's nickname until the age of ten?

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