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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jayber's barber shop cited by a government inspector?
(a) It has no running water.
(b) It does not have a handicapped ramp.
(c) It does not have paper towels.
(d) It does not have a hand sanitizer.

2. What does Jayber learn about Troy?
(a) He is moving out of state.
(b) He has a lot of debt.
(c) He is divorcing Mattie.
(d) He has a terminal illness.

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

4. What does Jayber take with him when he moves?
(a) Mirrors.
(b) Coca-Cola machine.
(c) Barber chair.
(d) Hat rack.

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

6. For what reason is Jimmy in jail?
(a) Theft.
(b) Drunken driving.
(c) Speeding.
(d) Possession of a weapon.

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

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

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

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

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

12. For which of the following does Jayber NOT pray?
(a) God's will to be done.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Good weather for the football game.
(d) Good intentions for others.

13. Jayber feels that Troy is essentially _______________.
(a) Evil.
(b) Pure.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Humble.

14. Troy mortgages Mattie's farm and turns it into a/an ____________________.
(a) Amusement park.
(b) Living museum.
(c) Indoor pig farm.
(d) Health spa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jayber cannot understand why _____________________.

2. Jayber is convinced that Christ did not intend to __________________________.

3. What is Mattie doing when Jayber sees her in the cemetery?

4. Jayber finds it pleasurable to __________________.

5. Jayber questions why _______________ always succeeds.

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