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

2. What silent commitment does Jayber make to Mattie?
(a) To support an orphanage.
(b) To watch out for her finances.
(c) To be the husband she deserves.
(d) To become a minister.

3. To whom do Athey and Della will their farm?
(a) Owen.
(b) Sam.
(c) Jayber.
(d) Mattie.

4. Jayber feels that Cecelia Overhold and ________________ are the two loneliest people in town.
(a) Burley Coulter.
(b) Troy Chatham.
(c) Maggie Chatham.
(d) Jayber Crow.

5. What does a drunk in the barber shop do that prompts Athey to react angrily?
(a) Makes an inappropriate comment about Mattie.
(b) Makes a racial slur.
(c) Tries to cheat Jayber.
(d) Is disrespectful to Jayber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jayber feel for Mattie?

2. For which of the following does Jayber NOT pray?

3. What is an ever-present threat to Jayber?

4. With what does Jayber struggle in his life?

5. For what reason is Jimmy in jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Mattie's daughter killed?

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

6. How do Jayber and Athey become good friends?

7. What is Jayber's life like once he moves to the river?

8. Where do Jayber and Mattie meet occasionally and what is the nature of their meetings?

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

10. Describe Jayber's move to the cabin and how he feels about such a transition.

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