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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jayber's favorite duty in the church?
(a) Ringing the bell.
(b) Polishing the pews.
(c) Straightening the hymnals.
(d) Washing the stained glass windows.

2. Who is the man who remembers Jayber as a child and returns him to Port William?
(a) Burley Coulter.
(b) Bob Gordon.
(c) Billy Whelan.
(d) Buck Adams.

3. Ray Overhold's climbs a tree to avoid being caught by his wife, _____________.
(a) Sara.
(b) Aggie.
(c) Cecelia.
(d) Madge.

4. Why is Troy Chatham labeled 4-F by the army?
(a) Nearsightedness.
(b) Flat feet.
(c) Heart murmur.
(d) A bad knee.

5. In which war did Gladdie Finn lose her son?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Troy plant in excess?

2. What was Jayber's father's job?

3. Why can Jayber not register as a conscientious objector?

4. As Jayber settles into his life, he develops a passion for ________________.

5. In what state does Cecelia Overhold's sister live?

(see the answer key)

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