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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. What does Jayber dislike about the boy in #73?
(a) His sense of entitlement.
(b) His foul mouth.
(c) His cruelty.
(d) His disrespectful attitude.

2. What does Jayber feel when he returns to Port William?
(a) He never missed this place.
(b) He is home.
(c) He is frightened of the changes.
(d) He won't be staying long.

3. What food does Jayber recall Dark Tom's dog eating?
(a) Ding-Dongs.
(b) Cheeseburger.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Popsicle.

4. How does the woman in #63 injure Jayber?
(a) She stabs him with a corkscrew.
(b) She smashes a bottle over his head.
(c) She slashes him with a knife.
(d) She throws a rock at him.

5. In which war did Gladdie Finn lose her son?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Roy dies, Jayber realizes that Cecelia had always seen Roy as ________________.

2. Where does Jayber head in January of 1937?

3. What type of business does Jayber own?

4. What is one of Roy's failures according to Cecelia?

5. Which of the following is NOT an interest of Jayber's at the orphanage school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jayber's tone as he, now an old man, recalls his life?

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

3. What does Jayber do after he has made the decision to leave college?

4. What is Jayber's obsession with Mattie?

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

6. Why is J conflicted about the scholarship opportunity and his own personality?

7. What is Cecelia's opinion of her husband, Roy, and why does she consider Jayber to be her enemy?

8. Why does J begin to doubt the literal truth of the Bible?

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

10. What is the symbolism of the river in Jayber's life?

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