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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 type of lampshades does Cornelia have in Granny’s room?
(a) Blue silk
(b) White silk
(c) Lavender silk
(d) Green silk

2. What response does Granny get when she tells the doctor what she wants?
(a) Appeasing chat
(b) Scolding
(c) Her wish
(d) No answer

3. How far does Lydia drive to talk with her mother?
(a) 53 miles
(b) 69 miles
(c) 72 miles
(d) 80 miles

4. How are Dr. Harry’s fingers described at the beginning of the story?
(a) Slender
(b) Pudgy
(c) Stick-like
(d) Fat

5. What was the first sickness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?
(a) Milk-leg
(b) Whooping cough
(c) TB
(d) Mastitis

Short Answer Questions

1. After Cornelia leaves, how long does Granny hope her children will leave her alone?

2. What does Granny compare her soul to?

3. What does sleeping in the light give?

4. How old was Granny when she went around and made farewell visits to her children and grandchildren?

5. What does Granny feel around her wrist?

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