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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 does Cornelia say to her husband after Granny makes a request and says that she is cold because her circulation is stopped from resting in bed?
(a) Mother is cranky
(b) Mother is getting childish
(c) Mother seems tired
(d) Mother seems cross

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

3. What does Cornelia do when her mother tells her to do something?
(a) Steps backward
(b) Sits suddenly
(c) Calls for the doctor
(d) Kneels and puts her head on the pillow

4. Who does Granny hear whispering from a long way off after she sees the person she really has wanted to see?
(a) Jimmy
(b) Dr. Harry
(c) Lydia
(d) Cornelia

5. What did Granny always hate?
(a) Funerals
(b) Surprises
(c) Death beds
(d) Sickness

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Granny live with kerosene lamps?

2. What does Granny plan to go through tomorrow?

3. As Granny imagines something, what won’t her companion give her?

4. When Granny’s eyes close after the doctor’s visit, what does she compare shutting her eyes to?

5. Where does Granny have to go to find the person she really wants to see?

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