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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. Where does Jayber go after Aunt Cordie dies?
(a) His great-aunt's home.
(b) A monastery.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) A Catholic boarding school.

2. After Roy dies, Jayber realizes that Cecelia had always seen Roy as ________________.
(a) Her burden.
(b) Her enemy.
(c) Her child.
(d) Her hero.

3. How does Jayber get his gardening skills?
(a) He joins a garden club.
(b) He learns by trial and error.
(c) Aunt Cordie teaches him.
(d) He buys some books.

4. What was Jayber's father's job?
(a) Minister.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Newspaper editor.
(d) Blacksmith.

5. As an old man, Jayber thinks that life is very little time and mostly __________________.
(a) Troubles.
(b) Memories.
(c) Work.
(d) Heartache.

Short Answer Questions

1. What employable skill does Jayber learn at the orphanage?

2. In what state does Jayber live?

3. Jayber feels that most people go to church mostly for _________________.

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

5. Why does Jayber enjoy cutting the hair of the older men?

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