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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cecelia Overhold's gripe with Port William?

2. Where does Jayber sleep on his first night back in Port William?

3. Where does Jayber go after Aunt Cordie dies?

4. In what state does Cecelia Overhold's sister live?

5. What is the name of the orphanage where Jayber lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Jayber Crow's barber shop located and who are his patrons?

2. What are Jayber's perceptions of the war?

3. What spiritual moments about the past and present does Jayber experience in church?

4. Why is J both vulnerable and comfortable when he meets with Burley and Mat?

5. What is the irony of Jayber's burying Stanley Gibbs?

6. What does J encounter when he leaves Lexington bound for home?

7. How does Jayber first encounter Mattie Keith?

8. What is the Grandstand and what role does it serve for the men in the community?

9. What is the symbolism of the river in Jayber's life?

10. What does Jayber discover as he revisits the sites of his childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loneliness seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of loneliness? Why does it have such a prevalent place in Jayber's life? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

Does Berry end the story on a note of hope for Jayber or the continuance of his struggle to come to terms with flawed relationships and evolving trends and ways of life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

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