View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an interest of Jayber's at the orphanage school?
(a) Reading books.
(b) Nature.
(c) Ministry.
(d) Wood shop.

2. Why is the Port William barber shop building available?
(a) The barber moved to a bigger space.
(b) The barber is too old to work anymore.
(c) The barber has quit.
(d) The barber just died.

3. What is notable about Dark Tom?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He has one green eye and one blue eye.
(c) He has a peg leg.
(d) He is an albino.

4. Where does the man in #43 tell Jayber to go to get a job?
(a) The trotting tracks.
(b) The newspaper office.
(c) The supermarket.
(d) The library.

5. Where does Jayber sleep on his first night back in Port William?
(a) A bed & breakfast.
(b) A hotel.
(c) His barber chair.
(d) Burley's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hair is hardest to cut according to Jayber?

2. How is Jayber perceived at the orphanage?

3. Where does Jayber go after Aunt Cordie dies?

4. What does Jayber never forget about a girl he never sees again?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the internal impetus that drives J to return to his roots?

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

5. Describe what life is like for J during his school years.

6. What is the premise of the book?

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

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

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

10. Why does Jayber buy a car?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 933 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample