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

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

3. What pet name does Jimmy call his mother?
(a) Mommy
(b) Mammy
(c) Mom
(d) Mother

4. What does Granny feel around her wrist?
(a) Warm bracelet
(b) String
(c) Stretchy rubber band
(d) Ribbon

5. What does Granny feel after she tries to tell the doctor what she wants?
(a) Pressure in her chest
(b) Warm weight on her forehead
(c) Dull ache behind her eyes
(d) Sharp pain in her abdomen

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?

2. How many of the sick that Granny tended died?

3. What do Granny and the person she really wants to see lean forward to do?

4. What is the temperature of what Cornelia puts on Granny when she checks on her?

5. How many acres did Granny fence in once?

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