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

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

3. Troy mortgages Mattie's farm and turns it into a/an ____________________.
(a) Living museum.
(b) Health spa.
(c) Amusement park.
(d) Indoor pig farm.

4. Jayber and ____________ are with Athey when he dies.
(a) Troy.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Della.
(d) Mattie.

5. Who cuts Jayber's hair after he moves?
(a) Aggie.
(b) Mattie.
(c) Lyda.
(d) Sara.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is Jimmy in jail?

2. What is the relationship between Jayber and Cecelia Overhold?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Mattie?

4. By the 1960s, Jayber feels that the world has become ___________________.

5. What hope does Cecelia have for newcomers to town?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What are the sad circumstances that allow Jayber to spend more time with Mattie?

(see the answer keys)

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