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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 happened after Granny made her will?
(a) She caught pneumonia
(b) She came down with a long fever
(c) She broke her hip
(d) She broke her ankle

2. As Granny moves toward death, how does she see her body?
(a) Useless and quiet
(b) Slow breath fading away
(c) Lump of clay
(d) Mass of shadow in an endless darkness

3. If John came back, who would he look for?
(a) A young woman with fair complexion and unwrinkled skin
(b) A young woman with small children
(c) A young woman with a Spanish comb in her hair and a painted fan
(d) A young woman with dark hair

4. What is Father Connolly murmuring toward the end of the story?
(a) Last rites
(b) Psalm 23
(c) A Mass
(d) In Latin

5. When Granny finds the person she really wants to see, what does that person have?
(a) Dessert
(b) Food
(c) A baby
(d) A small toddler

Short Answer Questions

1. After Granny tries to tell the doctor what she wants, what whispering does she hear?

2. What does sleeping in the light give?

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

4. What does the tall dresser in Granny’s room have on it?

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

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