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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Jayber go after Aunt Cordie dies?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A Catholic boarding school.
(d) His great-aunt's home.

3. What employable skill does Jayber learn at the orphanage?
(a) Writing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Barbering.
(d) Auto mechanics.

4. Who is the uncle who takes Jayber when his parents die?
(a) Uncle Owen.
(b) Uncle Orrie.
(c) Uncle Otis.
(d) Uncle Othy.

5. In school, Jayber is taught that everything bad is attributed to _________________.
(a) Orphans.
(b) Gangs.
(c) The devil.
(d) The body.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sam Hanks refuse to do when Jayber cuts his hair?

2. How does Jayber pay for his college education?

3. How long does Jayber keep the shop open?

4. Who does Mattie Keith marry?

5. As an old man, Jayber thinks that life is very little time and mostly __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jayber not serve in the army during the war?

2. Why does Jayber buy a car?

3. Who does Jonas live with after his parents die?

4. How do Athey and Troy differ in their views on how a farm should be run?

5. What is the environment of Port William like and how does J (who is not called Jayber) fit in?

6. What symbols does the author use to portray little Jayber's shattered life?

7. Where is Jayber Crow's barber shop located and who are his patrons?

8. What is the Grandstand and what role does it serve for the men in the community?

9. What is Cecelia Overhold's opinion of Port William?

10. How does the author use foreshadowing regarding Jayber's interest in Mattie Keith?

(see the answer keys)

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