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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 is the nature of the relationship between Troy and Jimmy?
(a) Contented.
(b) Contentious.
(c) Abusive.
(d) Warm.

2. Jayber thinks that people today are too _____________.
(a) Disrespectful.
(b) Restless.
(c) Funny.
(d) Frugal.

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

4. For which of the following does Jayber NOT pray?
(a) Good weather for the football game.
(b) Good intentions for others.
(c) God's will to be done.
(d) Gratitude.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom do Athey and Della will their farm?

2. Why does Jayber get upset with Troy at the dance?

3. What is especially poignant about Jayber's choosing the woman he does?

4. Jayber is convinced that Christ did not intend to __________________________.

5. What physical flaw does Jayber have to remind himself of Cecelia's hatred toward him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jayber consider to be the biggest difference between Troy and Mattie?

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

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

5. How does Jayber perceive that Troy is not worthy of being married to Mattie?

6. Describe the dream Jayber has that includes many of his old friends.

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

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

9. What lesson does the young Athey learn when his father puts him in charge of killing hogs one day?

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

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