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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Granny tell John sometimes if she could?
(a) That she didn’t do badly
(b) That she missed him
(c) That she made it on her own
(d) That she brought the children up right

2. What does Granny see in the valley?
(a) Shadows
(b) Fog
(c) Rain shower
(d) Patches of sunlight

3. What happened to the wedding cake when Granny was jilted?
(a) Sent to an old folk’s home
(b) Thrown out and wasted
(c) Cut and served at a party
(d) Sent to an orphanage

4. What does Granny feel Father Connolly do toward the end of the story?
(a) Sprinkle water on her forehead
(b) Take her hand
(c) Smooth her covers
(d) Tickle her feet

5. What does Granny compare her soul to?
(a) Coal
(b) Nursing baby
(c) Teething baby
(d) Snow

6. How does Cornelia look to Granny when Cornelia checks on Granny?
(a) Her features are swollen and full of little puddles
(b) Bright-eyed and happy
(c) Her eyes are wet and her nose is red
(d) Sad and pensive

7. After thinking about Cornelia’s lampshades, how does Granny describe Dr. Harry?
(a) Like a ghost
(b) Like a saint
(c) Like a devil
(d) Like an angel

8. At the beginning of the story, what does Granny ask the doctor to take with him and go?
(a) Cold hands
(b) Prodding fingers
(c) Schoolbooks
(d) Stethoscope

9. What types of glasses are on the pantry shelves?
(a) Crystal
(b) Mason
(c) Jelly
(d) Canning

10. After thinking about Cornelia’s lampshades, what does Granny see around Dr. Harry?
(a) Soft light
(b) Dark cloud
(c) Rosy nimbus
(d) Gray fog

11. What does Granny tell Cornelia to do?
(a) Wipe her eyes
(b) Get tea
(c) Wash her face
(d) Bring supper

12. Like what does Granny’s pillow seem to float?
(a) Cloud
(b) Leaves
(c) Feathers
(d) Hammock

13. What color is the tall dresser in the room where Granny is?
(a) White
(b) Cream
(c) Brown
(d) Black

14. What does Granny say to the doctor as she considers what she wanted to give her children?
(a) Hush and be quiet
(b) Don’t bother me
(c) Go away
(d) Shut up

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Granny tells Cornelia to go away, what does she tell Cornelia not to do?

3. What was the first sickness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?

4. When Cornelia gets on Granny’s nerves, what does Granny long to do?

5. As Granny thinks and tries to nap, how does she describe the day?

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