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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 did Granny always hate?
(a) Surprises
(b) Funerals
(c) Sickness
(d) Death beds

2. What does Dr. Harry call Granny after she tells him to respect his elders?
(a) Mistress
(b) Lady
(c) Madam
(d) Missy

3. What color whirligigs are on the stone-china jars?
(a) Yellow
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Green

4. When did Granny see Dr. Harry that day?
(a) At lunch
(b) Morning
(c) At breakfast
(d) Afternoon

5. After sixty years, who does Granny decide she would like to see?
(a) Dr. Porter
(b) Her mother
(c) George
(d) Her father

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being squeezed out of Granny as her pillow presses against her as she tries to nap?

2. How does Granny describe the way that Cornelia’s mouth moves, when Granny cannot hear Cornelia?

3. How does Granny describe the way the doctor moves around the bed?

4. When does Granny plan to get back to work again?

5. What is on top of the bronze clock?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Granny feel about her soul?

2. How does Hapsy interact with Granny?

3. What would be an evening ritual when the children were little?

4. What does Father Connolly usually do when he visits?

5. What does Granny sense and do as she dies?

6. What would Granny say to John if she could see him again?

7. What does Granny think Cornelia and her husband say after she asks Cornelia to get her something and why does it frustrate her?

8. What does Granny say about her past illnesses?

9. What did Granny do that shows in the children now?

10. What does Granny request from Cornelia after drowsing for a while and why?

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