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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 note about Port William now?
(a) It will continue to grow.
(b) It is always the same.
(c) It has a lot of crime.
(d) Much of it is gone.

2. Who is Mattie's daughter?
(a) Liddie.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Abbey.
(d) Sara.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the women of Port William perceive Jayber?

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

3. What habit does Jayber begin again?

4. Who is Athey's wife?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Athey and Della's property after their deaths?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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