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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. Ray Overhold's climbs a tree to avoid being caught by his wife, _____________.
(a) Sara.
(b) Aggie.
(c) Cecelia.
(d) Madge.

2. As Jayber settles into his life, he develops a passion for ________________.
(a) Cigars.
(b) Reading.
(c) Old cars.
(d) Gardening.

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

4. Which Port William resident has a dream about his son in the war?
(a) Sam Jackson.
(b) Athey Keith.
(c) Burley Coulter.
(d) Mat Feltner.

5. Jayber goes to work ________________.
(a) As a barber.
(b) Fixing cars.
(c) On a road crew.
(d) Selling Bibles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jayber get his gardening skills?

2. Who does Mattie Keith marry?

3. Who is the uncle who takes Jayber when his parents die?

4. What does Jayber come to believe about the Bible?

5. Jayber feels that most people go to church mostly for _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does gardening fill in Jayber's life?

2. How does J encounter Burley Coulter and what does Burley encourage J to do?

3. What is Jayber's obsession with Mattie?

4. Who is Clydie and what is Jayber's relationship with her?

5. How does J come to purchase the barber shop in Port William?

6. What is the philosophy of the orphanage and how does it impact Jayber?

7. What are Jayber's perceptions of the war?

8. What is the premise of the book?

9. How does little Jonas get the nickname "J?"

10. What does J encounter when he leaves Lexington bound for home?

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