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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is being squeezed out of Granny as her pillow presses against her as she tries to nap?
(a) Memories
(b) Sleep
(c) Pain
(d) Hunger

2. When is Granny trying to take a little nap?
(a) After lunch
(b) After breakfast
(c) Before supper
(d) Before lunch

3. What would lighting the lamp dispel in the children?
(a) Fighting
(b) Quarrelling
(c) Anxiety
(d) Fear

4. When Granny’s eyes close after the doctor’s visit, what does she compare shutting her eyes to?
(a) Coming of the night
(b) Shutting out the sun
(c) Drawing a dark curtain around her bed
(d) Going blind

5. What does Granny consider doing or she won’t be able to sleep?
(a) Pull the shades down
(b) Use the bathroom
(c) Get a drink
(d) Close the curtains

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of lampshades does Cornelia have in Granny’s room?

2. When did Granny see Dr. Harry that day?

3. What does the person that Granny really wants to see say to her?

4. What does Granny think when Father Connolly touches her?

5. How many times has Granny told Cornelia that lying in bed stops circulation?

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