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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The orphanage's belief is that order comes from _______________.
(a) Humor.
(b) Life experiences.
(c) The soul.
(d) Education.

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

3. What is the men's party in the woods called?
(a) Fellas.
(b) Escape.
(c) Worter.
(d) Hunting.

4. What does Athey Keith call the large stand of timber on his property?
(a) Pineville.
(b) Ponderosa.
(c) God's country.
(d) Nest egg.

5. Where does Jayber meet the woman in #101?
(a) The train station.
(b) The Rosebud Cafe.
(c) The library.
(d) Church.

6. For what amount does Jayber buy the barber shop?
(a) $300.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $750.
(d) $25.

7. Who is Mattie's father?
(a) Clayton.
(b) Bill.
(c) Athey.
(d) John.

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

9. Which of the following is NOT an interest of Jayber's at the orphanage school?
(a) Wood shop.
(b) Ministry.
(c) Nature.
(d) Reading books.

10. What does Jayber enjoy most about church services?
(a) The sermons.
(b) The meals.
(c) The singing.
(d) The fellowship.

11. Where does Jayber keep his money?
(a) A bank account.
(b) In his mattress.
(c) The lining of his jacket.
(d) In a coffee can.

12. In school, Jayber is taught that everything bad is attributed to _________________.
(a) The devil.
(b) Orphans.
(c) Gangs.
(d) The body.

13. Jayber recalls hearing about what dramatic weather in 1918?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Ice storm.
(c) Tsunami.
(d) Dust storm.

14. To what town does Jayber go to get his hair cut?
(a) Percy.
(b) Madison.
(c) Cordele.
(d) Hargrave.

15. What business does Uncle Othy have?
(a) A trucking company.
(b) A gas station.
(c) A clothes store.
(d) A small store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Grandstand?

2. Who are Jayber's aunt and uncle's neighbors and good friends?

3. Who is the woman with whom Jayber has a relationship?

4. Who are the black family who lives across the river from Jayber's aunt and uncle's farm?

5. Whose hair is hardest to cut according to Jayber?

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