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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jayber sleep on his first night back in Port William?
(a) A bed & breakfast.
(b) His barber chair.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Burley's house.

2. With what element of nature is Jayber especially fascinated?
(a) Birds.
(b) The river.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The sky.

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

4. Where does Jayber head in January of 1937?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Cincinnati.

5. What is Jayber's nickname until the age of ten?
(a) Jay-Jay.
(b) J.
(c) Jaybird.
(d) J-man.

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

7. What is the name of the town where Jayber lives?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Portland.
(c) Potsdam.
(d) Port William.

8. Who does Mattie Keith marry?
(a) Troy Chatham.
(b) Tom Gerard.
(c) Tony Miller.
(d) Terry Samuels.

9. Who is Brother Whitespade?
(a) A local TV celebrity.
(b) Head monk at the monastery.
(c) Principal at the Catholic school.
(d) Principal at the orphanage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes over Stanley Gibbs' job when he dies?

2. What does Jayber do sometimes when the church is empty?

3. Why is Troy Chatham labeled 4-F by the army?

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

5. What does Jayber feel when he returns to Port William?

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