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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 other job does Jayber take on after Stanley's death?
(a) Church custodian.
(b) Hardware store manager.
(c) Gas station attendant.
(d) Asst. football coach.

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

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

4. Who are Jayber's aunt and uncle's neighbors and good friends?
(a) The Watsons.
(b) The Thripples.
(c) The Jacksons.
(d) The Halls.

5. What is the atmosphere at the orphanage?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Loveless.
(d) Serene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jayber rejected by the military?

2. Where does Jayber keep his money?

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

4. What does Troy plant in excess?

5. Why can Jayber not register as a conscientious objector?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Jayber buy a car?

7. What does Jayber discover as he revisits the sites of his childhood?

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

9. Why is J torn between the ministry and a secular life?

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

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