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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. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?
(a) Fading in and out
(b) Fuzzy and hazy
(c) Drifting away
(d) Sharp and clear

2. What does Granny want picked completely this year and not wasted?
(a) Corn
(b) Vegetables
(c) Fruit
(d) Wheat

3. After thinking about her father, what most annoys Granny about Cornelia?
(a) That Cornelia always whispers
(b) That Cornelia has no patience
(c) That Cornelia thinks she is deaf, blind, and dumb
(d) That Cornelia is slow to respond to her requests

4. What does the tall dresser in Granny’s room have on it?
(a) Granny’s picture
(b) Picture of the children
(c) Picture of Granny and John on their wedding day
(d) John’s picture

5. When Granny considers something that was not given back, where does she feel pain that rises?
(a) Chest
(b) Stomach
(c) Ribs
(d) Groin

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the trouble with Cornelia, according to Granny?

2. When is Granny trying to take a little nap?

3. What does Granny compare her soul to?

4. How far does Lydia drive to talk with her mother?

5. As Granny remembers being jilted, what does she see in her mind’s eye?

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