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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit does the person in #99 have after he has been drinking?
(a) Chews gum.
(b) Gargles.
(c) Eats hard candy.
(d) Chews caraway seeds.

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

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

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

5. Whose hair is hardest to cut according to Jayber?
(a) Little boys'.
(b) Old men's.
(c) Babies'.
(d) Teenagers'.

6. What is Jayber's given name?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Jerold.
(c) Joseph.
(d) James.

7. Jayber feels that most people go to church mostly for _________________.
(a) Comfort.
(b) Fear.
(c) Status.
(d) Duty.

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

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

10. Jayber says he would recognize Squires Landing by ___________________.
(a) The sound of trout jumping in the river.
(b) The sound of the children.
(c) The look of the sky.
(d) The whistles of trains.

11. Why is the Port William barber shop building available?
(a) The barber has quit.
(b) The barber is too old to work anymore.
(c) The barber moved to a bigger space.
(d) The barber just died.

12. Why is Jayber rejected by the military?
(a) He is gay.
(b) He is not rejected.
(c) He has a heart murmur.
(d) He has flat feet.

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

14. Who is the woman with whom Jayber has a relationship?
(a) Camille.
(b) Clydie.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Carol.

15. Who cuts Jayber's hair?
(a) Violet Greatlow.
(b) Vinnie MaGuire.
(c) Vince Jensen.
(d) Vernie Greer.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does Jayber head after leaving college?

2. What is the atmosphere at the orphanage?

3. How long does Jayber keep the shop open?

4. What does Jayber come to believe about the Bible?

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

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