2. What hope does Cecelia have for newcomers to town?
(a) That they have children.
(b) That they will stay for many years.
(c) That they are church-goers.
(d) That they are superior like she is.

3. In 1986, Jayber wonders how many people have purchased shares in _______________.
(a) Electronics.
(b) IBM.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Death.

4. What does Della tell Jayber about Athey after Athey dies?
(a) He was married before.
(b) He listed Jayber in his will.
(c) He had a child with another woman.
(d) He never knew his mother.

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

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

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

8. Which of the following does NOT describe Athey and Della's property after their deaths?
(a) Thriving.
(b) Unharvested.
(c) Overplowed.
(d) No fences.

9. By the 1960s, Jayber feels that the world has become ___________________.
(a) Greedy.
(b) Ceceliafied.
(c) Destructive.
(d) Fascinating.

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

11. What injury prompts Athey Keith to leave the farm?
(a) His spine is injured.
(b) He breaks his arm.
(c) His pelvis is crushed.
(d) He breaks his leg.

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

13. How do the women of Port William perceive Jayber?
(a) He is a womanizer.
(b) He is marginal.
(c) He is abusive.
(d) He is gay.

14. Jayber cannot understand why _____________________.
(a) Kids do drugs.
(b) Love is hard.
(c) God abandons people.
(d) People can be cruel.

15. What does Jayber feel for Mattie?
(a) Pure love.
(b) Repulsion.
(c) Carnal lust.
(d) Mild attraction.