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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. What is the trouble with Cornelia, according to Granny?
(a) She is disgusting and devious
(b) She is faithful and loyal
(c) She is mean and vindictive
(d) She is dutiful and good

2. When Granny reconsiders what the noise might be that she hears after the doctor leaves, what does she think it might be?
(a) Sweeping
(b) Water running
(c) Swishing newspapers
(d) Hanging clothes

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

4. Who does Granny mistake for Hapsy?
(a) Father Connolly
(b) Dr. Harry
(c) Lydia
(d) Cornelia

5. How does Granny say that life can be wasted?
(a) Don’t spend time with your children
(b) Don’t build relationships
(c) Waste opportunities
(d) Waste good food

Short Answer Questions

1. How old did Granny’s father live to be?

2. What colored jugs are on the pantry shelves?

3. What does Granny close her fingers around after Lydia tries to hand her back something?

4. When has Cornelia seen her mother as she is now?

5. What does Granny call paying for a doctor’s visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Granny do if the children woke in the night with nightmares?

2. How does Cornelia’s voice seem to Granny after Granny looks at her husband’s picture?

3. What does Granny tell herself as she thinks about being jilted?

4. What does Granny feel and hear after considering whether to close the shades?

5. What did Granny do when she thought she was dying at age sixty?

6. Why does Granny consider getting up to close the shades?

7. As Granny is in bed drowsing, what does she think of death?

8. After Dr. Harry leaves in the morning, what sounds does Granny hear?

9. How did Granny think of John, and why has her view of him changed?

10. What did Granny’s father do on his last birthday?

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