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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury prompts Athey Keith to leave the farm?
(a) He breaks his leg.
(b) His spine is injured.
(c) He breaks his arm.
(d) His pelvis is crushed.

2. With what does Jayber struggle in his life?
(a) Depression.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Alcohol abuse.

3. What is Athey's physical condition?
(a) He has lung cancer.
(b) He has been having strokes.
(c) He has Diabetes.
(d) He has tuberculosis.

4. Into what type of building does Jayber move?
(a) Townhouse.
(b) Bungalow.
(c) Cabin.
(d) Ranch.

5. Jayber has fantasies of __________________.
(a) Becoming an airline pilot.
(b) Running away with Mattie.
(c) Being a bullfighter.
(d) Running for President.

6. What kind of pastry do Burley Coulter and Big Ellis bake?
(a) Donuts.
(b) Croissants.
(c) A cake.
(d) Eclairs.

7. For what reason is Jimmy in jail?
(a) Drunken driving.
(b) Speeding.
(c) Theft.
(d) Possession of a weapon.

8. How is Mattie's daughter killed?
(a) Congenital heart disease.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Hit by a car.

9. What does Jayber take with him when he moves?
(a) Hat rack.
(b) Barber chair.
(c) Coca-Cola machine.
(d) Mirrors.

10. Jayber and ____________ are with Athey when he dies.
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Mattie.
(c) Della.
(d) Troy.

11. By the 1960s, Jayber feels that the world has become ___________________.
(a) Destructive.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Ceceliafied.
(d) Greedy.

12. What does a drunk in the barber shop do that prompts Athey to react angrily?
(a) Makes a racial slur.
(b) Tries to cheat Jayber.
(c) Makes an inappropriate comment about Mattie.
(d) Is disrespectful to Jayber.

13. What physical flaw does Jayber have to remind himself of Cecelia's hatred toward him?
(a) A missing finger.
(b) A scar on his cheek.
(c) A chipped tooth.
(d) A limp.

14. Who does Jayber take to a Christmas dance at a roadhouse?
(a) Sara.
(b) Clydie.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Aggie.

15. What is Mattie doing when Jayber sees her in the cemetery?
(a) Clipping grass.
(b) Polishing a headstone.
(c) Lying on her child's grave.
(d) Planting flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Troy mortgages Mattie's farm and turns it into a/an ____________________.

2. What silent commitment does Jayber make to Mattie?

3. What does Jayber feel for Cecelia and Troy?

4. For which of the following does Jayber NOT pray?

5. Who are the men who dress in sheets and carry torches and rifles?

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