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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 can be said about Mattie's character?
(a) She is honest.
(b) She is cunning.
(c) She is deceitful.
(d) She is aggressive.

2. Jayber has fantasies of __________________.
(a) Becoming an airline pilot.
(b) Being a bullfighter.
(c) Running for President.
(d) Running away with Mattie.

3. Where do Jayber and Mattie occasionally meet?
(a) State Park.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Amusement Park.
(d) Nest Egg.

4. What physical flaw does Jayber have to remind himself of Cecelia's hatred toward him?
(a) A scar on his cheek.
(b) A limp.
(c) A chipped tooth.
(d) A missing finger.

5. How does Cecelia interact with Jayber?
(a) She is flirtatious.
(b) She makes fun of him in public.
(c) She pretends he doesn't exist.
(d) She is hostile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jayber finds it pleasurable to __________________.

2. Jayber feels that Cecelia Overhold and ________________ are the two loneliest people in town.

3. Who was Athey's father?

4. What does Jayber take with him when he moves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jayber and Athey become good friends?

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 Jayber's life like once he moves to the river?

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

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

6. What allows Jayber to forgive Cecelia and Troy even though they are both people he does not like?

7. What seems to occupy much of Jayber's thoughts as he ages?

8. What is the deep attraction that Jayber has for Mattie?

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

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

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