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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Jayber keep the shop open?
(a) He closes at 8 p.m.
(b) He is open as long as people are there.
(c) He closes at 6 p.m.
(d) It varies from week to week.

3. What is changing the way farmers run their farms?
(a) Mechanized farming.
(b) High veterinary bills.
(c) Hybrid seeds.
(d) New fertilizers.

4. What type of business does Jayber own?
(a) Trucking company.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Auto parts store.
(d) Barbershop.

5. What type of business do Mattie's parents own?
(a) A medical clinic.
(b) A farm.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A service station.

6. What food does Jayber recall Dark Tom's dog eating?
(a) Ding-Dongs.
(b) Popsicle.
(c) Cheeseburger.
(d) Pancakes.

7. What is the atmosphere at the orphanage?
(a) Loveless.
(b) Serene.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Friendly.

8. Who is Dr. Ardmire?
(a) A psychiatrist.
(b) Jayber's medical doctor.
(c) A university instructor.
(d) A basketball star.

9. What is Cecelia Overhold's gripe with Port William?
(a) She feels she has come from the upper class.
(b) She has been voted off the City Council.
(c) She does not like the mayor.
(d) She thinks it needs a shopping mall.

10. How much money does the man in #43 give to Jayber?
(a) $20.
(b) $5.
(c) $100.
(d) $50.

11. In what state does Cecelia Overhold's sister live?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Oregon.

12. What is one of Roy's failures according to Cecelia?
(a) He doesn't make much money.
(b) He doesn't have many social skills.
(c) He is going bald.
(d) He doesn't attend church.

13. Why does Jayber enjoy cutting the hair of the older men?
(a) They have great stories.
(b) They always send their friends to see him.
(c) They are not too fussy about their hair.
(d) They have thinner hair.

14. Why can Jayber not register as a conscientious objector?
(a) He is a convicted felon.
(b) He is too old to go into the military.
(c) He needs to stand with the other men of Port William.
(d) He does not have any real objections to war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are so many people at the capital building?

2. Who is the bank board member who sells the barber shop to Jayber?

3. How is Jayber perceived at the orphanage?

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

5. Who is Brother Whitespade?

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