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

2. What does Granny ask Cornelia after feeling something shake?
(a) Did you hear that?
(b) Is that lightning?
(c) What is that sound?
(d) Is that a vehicle?

3. At the beginning of the story, what does Granny ask the doctor to take with him and go?
(a) Stethoscope
(b) Prodding fingers
(c) Schoolbooks
(d) Cold hands

4. After thinking about the jilting, what does Granny see Hapsy wearing?
(a) White cap
(b) Blue bonnet
(c) Brown beret
(d) Straw hat

5. 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 seems cross
(b) Mother is cranky
(c) Mother seems tired
(d) Mother is getting childish

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny want to tell the person she hasn’t seen for sixty years?

2. Who dug the post holes when Granny fenced in an acreage?

3. If John came back, who would he look for?

4. How does Granny describe what it was like raising the children on her own?

5. What is Granny’s last act?

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