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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. How much rent does Jayber pay at his new home?

2. Why does Mattie ask Jayber to come to Athey's house?

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

4. What injury prompts Athey Keith to leave the farm?

5. Where do Jayber and Mattie occasionally meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Mattie's daughter killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

JAYBER CROW: A NOVEL is a classic story of loss and renewal. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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