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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the men who dress in sheets and carry torches and rifles?
(a) The White Rose Society.
(b) The Regulators.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) The Chi Omega fraternity brothers.

2. Who does Jayber take to a Christmas dance at a roadhouse?
(a) Clydie.
(b) Sara.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Aggie.

3. How much rent does Jayber pay at his new home?
(a) $350.
(b) $750.
(c) $1250.
(d) Nothing.

4. Why does Jayber get upset with Troy at the dance?
(a) Troy is dancing with a blonde woman.
(b) Troy starts a fight with Jayber.
(c) Troy hits a man with a beer bottle.
(d) Troy gets falling-down drunk.

5. Jayber and ____________ are with Athey when he dies.
(a) Mattie.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Troy.
(d) Della.

6. Where is Jayber's current home located?
(a) Near the interstate.
(b) Suburb.
(c) Near the river.
(d) Downtown.

7. How is Mattie's daughter killed?
(a) Congenital heart disease.
(b) Hit by a car.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Drowning.

8. Jayber states that war and the economy are _________________.
(a) Inevitable.
(b) Evil twins.
(c) Siamese twins.
(d) Freaks of nature.

9. Who is Athey's wife?
(a) Delores.
(b) Della.
(c) Doris.
(d) Delia.

10. Jayber observes Mattie playing with the children at ________________.
(a) Her home.
(b) The nursery school.
(c) Bible School.
(d) The playground.

11. Who is Mattie's daughter?
(a) Liddie.
(b) Abbey.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Sara.

12. Why does Mattie ask Jayber to come to Athey's house?
(a) To pray with Athey.
(b) To fix the furnace.
(c) To shave Athey.
(d) To keep Athey company.

13. What physical flaw does Jayber have to remind himself of Cecelia's hatred toward him?
(a) A chipped tooth.
(b) A missing finger.
(c) A limp.
(d) A scar on his cheek.

14. Which of the following does NOT describe Mattie?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Clear.
(c) Whole.
(d) Present.

15. Where do Jayber and Mattie occasionally meet?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) Amusement Park.
(c) Nest Egg.
(d) State Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Jayber and Cecelia Overhold?

2. What silent commitment does Jayber make to Mattie?

3. For what reason is Jimmy in jail?

4. Troy Chatham feels that the answer to the future lies in more technology and ____________.

5. What is especially poignant about Jayber's choosing the woman he does?

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