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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. Why is Jayber's barber shop cited by a government inspector?
(a) It does not have a handicapped ramp.
(b) It does not have a hand sanitizer.
(c) It has no running water.
(d) It does not have paper towels.

2. What breed of dogs does Jayber get?
(a) Poodles.
(b) Border Collies.
(c) Jack Russell Terriers.
(d) Cocker Spaniels.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Athey and Della's property after their deaths?
(a) No fences.
(b) Thriving.
(c) Unharvested.
(d) Overplowed.

4. What does Jayber learn about Troy?
(a) He is moving out of state.
(b) He is divorcing Mattie.
(c) He has a lot of debt.
(d) He has a terminal illness.

5. Who is the black woman who raised Athey Keith?
(a) May.
(b) Molly.
(c) Maddie.
(d) Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jayber states that war and the economy are _________________.

2. Jayber feels that he is married to Mattie ___________________.

3. What does Jayber feel for Mattie?

4. What does Della tell Jayber about Athey after Athey dies?

5. Who are the men who dress in sheets and carry torches and rifles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jayber come to realize about the community and the inevitable changes in life?

2. How does the author show that both Jayber and Athey are capable of having compassion even for people they do not like?

3. What is the defining moment when Jayber commits himself silently to Mattie?

4. How does the author use the technique of foreshadowing regarding Jimmy?

5. How is Mattie's daughter killed?

6. What are the forces that prompt Jayber to move to the river?

7. How does Jayber struggle by being married to Mattie in his heart only?

8. How does Jayber adjust to the changing world in the 1960s?

9. What has happened in the Keith family that makes Troy feel as if he is free from any further obligations?

10. What does Jayber realize as he begins to pray again?

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