Jayber Crow: A Novel Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Jayber Crow: A Novel Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 123 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Athey's wife?
(a) Della.
(b) Doris.
(c) Delores.
(d) Delia.

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

3. What hope does Cecelia have for newcomers to town?
(a) That they are church-goers.
(b) That they will stay for many years.
(c) That they are superior like she is.
(d) That they have children.

4. What habit does Jayber begin again?
(a) Biting his nails.
(b) Stuttering.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Praying.

5. Who is the grandson who spends a lot of time with Athey?
(a) Benny.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Chad.
(d) Alex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical flaw does Jayber have to remind himself of Cecelia's hatred toward him?

2. Which Port William family is severely divided over the Civil War?

3. Where is Jayber's current home located?

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

5. Who was Athey's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the forces that prompt Jayber to move to the river?

3. How does the author show that both Jayber and Athey are capable of having compassion even for people they do not like?

4. Describe the dream Jayber has that includes many of his old friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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