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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. Who is Brother Whitespade?
(a) A local TV celebrity.
(b) Principal at the orphanage.
(c) Principal at the Catholic school.
(d) Head monk at the monastery.

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

3. How does Jayber get his gardening skills?
(a) He buys some books.
(b) He learns by trial and error.
(c) He joins a garden club.
(d) Aunt Cordie teaches him.

4. Who is the man who remembers Jayber as a child and returns him to Port William?
(a) Burley Coulter.
(b) Bob Gordon.
(c) Billy Whelan.
(d) Buck Adams.

5. What is Jayber's given name?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Joseph.
(c) James.
(d) Jerold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most of the people in the region make a living?

2. Who does Jayber mention recalling as she walked home past his shop?

3. What is the men's party in the woods called?

4. What is the Grandstand?

5. What is changing the way farmers run their farms?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the premise of the book?

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

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

5. Why is J both vulnerable and comfortable when he meets with Burley and Mat?

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

7. How does Jayber first encounter Mattie Keith?

8. Why does Jayber buy a car?

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

10. Who are some of the friends and neighbors little Jonas calls aunt and uncle while living with Othy and Cordie?

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