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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what year was Jayber born?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1954.

4. Which Port William resident has a dream about his son in the war?
(a) Burley Coulter.
(b) Athey Keith.
(c) Mat Feltner.
(d) Sam Jackson.

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

6. Who are the black family who lives across the river from Jayber's aunt and uncle's farm?
(a) The Fewclothes.
(b) The Furlongs.
(c) The Frenches.
(d) The Feverfews.

7. What river is Jayber intent on seeing after he leaves Lexington?
(a) Ohio River.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Kentucky River.
(d) Monongahela River.

8. What does Jayber's shop become for the town?
(a) A voting place.
(b) A soup kitchen.
(c) A clinic.
(d) A gathering place.

9. What does Troy plant in excess?
(a) Corn.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Wheat.

10. How does Jayber pay for his college education?
(a) Scholarship.
(b) He gets a job.
(c) A benefactor.
(d) Bank loans.

11. What does Jayber find most striking about Mattie Keith?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Her walk.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her hair.

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

13. How old is Jayber when Aunt Cordie dies?
(a) 27.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 19.

14. With What does Jayber struggle regarding the church?
(a) Its council
(b) Its financial practices.
(c) Its lack of compassion.
(d) Its doctrines.

15. What event does Jayber recall that causes grief and angst among the people of Port William?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) Japanese internment camps.
(c) The stock market crash of 1929.
(d) The attack on Pearl Harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Brother Whitespade?

2. What type of business does Jayber own?

3. How does the woman in #63 injure Jayber?

4. How do most of the people in the region make a living?

5. How is Jayber perceived at the orphanage?

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