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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a drunk in the barber shop do that prompts Athey to react angrily?
(a) Makes a racial slur.
(b) Tries to cheat Jayber.
(c) Is disrespectful to Jayber.
(d) Makes an inappropriate comment about Mattie.

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

3. What is an ever-present threat to Jayber?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Fire.
(d) Flood.

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

5. What can be said about Mattie's character?
(a) She is cunning.
(b) She is honest.
(c) She is aggressive.
(d) She is deceitful.

6. Who is the grandson who spends a lot of time with Athey?
(a) Benny.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Chad.
(d) Alex.

7. What silent commitment does Jayber make to Mattie?
(a) To be the husband she deserves.
(b) To watch out for her finances.
(c) To become a minister.
(d) To support an orphanage.

8. With what does Jayber struggle in his life?
(a) Depression.
(b) Fear.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Alcohol abuse.

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

10. Who calls to Jayber in a dream?
(a) Athey.
(b) Aunt Cordie.
(c) Clydie.
(d) Mattie.

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

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

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

14. Who was Athey's father?
(a) Clarence Keith.
(b) Connor Keith.
(c) Charles Keith.
(d) Carter Keith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jayber finds it pleasurable to __________________.

2. What does Jayber learn about Troy?

3. What does Jayber feel for Mattie?

4. Jayber feels that Cecelia Overhold and ________________ are the two loneliest people in town.

5. Why is Jayber's barber shop cited by a government inspector?

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