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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 employable skill does Jayber learn at the orphanage?

2. What does Jayber dislike about the boy in #73?

3. With what element of nature is Jayber especially fascinated?

4. Who does Jayber mention recalling as she walked home past his shop?

5. What is the atmosphere at the orphanage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jayber buy a car?

2. Why does Jayber feel he has betrayed Athey when he talks to Troy about farming?

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

4. Why is J torn between the ministry and a secular life?

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

6. What is Cecelia's opinion of her husband, Roy, and why does she consider Jayber to be her enemy?

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

8. Why is J conflicted about the scholarship opportunity and his own personality?

9. What is the environment of Port William like and how does J (who is not called Jayber) fit in?

10. What is Jayber's obsession with Mattie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Jayber's life. Will he still be alive? Who will be present in his life? Where will he be living? What will his thoughts about the world and religion be by this time? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment and cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book? List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

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