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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny consider doing or she won’t be able to sleep?

2. What happened after Granny made her will?

3. What was the second illness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?

4. What is on the table by Granny’s bed?

5. What would Granny tell John sometimes if she could?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Granny describe a fog that rolls in?

2. What happened to Granny’s world when she was jilted?

3. What does Granny want said to Father Connolly when he arrives?

4. Who does Granny really wish to see, and where does she find her?

5. What does Granny wanted picked completely this year?

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

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

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

9. What are Dr. Harry and Cornelia whispering about in the morning?

10. What does Granny think about childbirth and how it affected her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Harry frustrates Granny. What is the main complaint that Granny has with Dr. Harry? Does he make her feel threatened? Does Dr. Harry have any ability to help Granny? Why does he frustrate her so?

Essay Topic 2

Granny lives with her daughter Cornelia. Why does Granny complain about Cornelia? Do the women treat one another with respect? How does the relationship show Granny’s sense that she is losing control?

Essay Topic 3

All of Granny’s children are at her side when she dies. Do her children still respect Granny? How do Lydia and Jimmy show that they still respect their mother? How does Cornelia show respect? What is Granny’s relationship with her grown children?

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