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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 sit on embroidered linen in Granny’s room?
(a) Books
(b) Hair brushes and tonic bottles
(c) Perfumes
(d) Makeup

2. What does Granny think there is in the everlasting hand of God?
(a) Flowers
(b) Fate
(c) Leaves
(d) Destiny

3. Why does Granny want to send something to Sister Borgia?
(a) For her dyspepsia
(b) For the Abbey’s garden
(c) For her garden
(d) For her gout

4. How many times has Granny told Cornelia that lying in bed stops circulation?
(a) 1,000
(b) 50
(c) 20
(d) 500

5. What color was the flame when the lamp was lit?
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Orange
(d) Red

Short Answer Questions

1. After sixty years, who does Granny decide she would like to see?

2. As Granny moves toward death, how does she describe the way her thoughts are going?

3. What does Granny think is going to happen after she feels something shake her?

4. What does Granny ask for after she thinks about her father?

5. As Granny moves toward death, how does she see her body?

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