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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jayber find most striking about Mattie Keith?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her voice.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her walk.

2. Who is the uncle who takes Jayber when his parents die?
(a) Uncle Othy.
(b) Uncle Orrie.
(c) Uncle Owen.
(d) Uncle Otis.

3. Who is the man who remembers Jayber as a child and returns him to Port William?
(a) Bob Gordon.
(b) Billy Whelan.
(c) Buck Adams.
(d) Burley Coulter.

4. What does Jayber come to believe about the Bible?
(a) He believes every word in it.
(b) He has never read the Bible.
(c) He questions some of the passages.
(d) He doubts the literal truth of it.

5. What does Jayber feel when he returns to Port William?
(a) He is home.
(b) He won't be staying long.
(c) He is frightened of the changes.
(d) He never missed this place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the black family who lives across the river from Jayber's aunt and uncle's farm?

3. What food does Jayber recall Dark Tom's dog eating?

4. Who is the bank board member who sells the barber shop to Jayber?

5. What river is Jayber intent on seeing after he leaves Lexington?

(see the answer key)

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