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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. Who is the only person Granny would have exchanged her husband for?
(a) St. Michael
(b) St. Martin
(c) No one
(d) St. Gabriel

2. At the beginning of the story, to where does Granny pull up her sheet?
(a) Neck
(b) Shoulders
(c) Waist
(d) Chin

3. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?
(a) Drifting away
(b) Sharp and clear
(c) Fuzzy and hazy
(d) Fading in and out

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

5. After Granny considers her life, what flashes on her closed eyelids?
(a) Lamp
(b) Candle
(c) Flashlight
(d) Light

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the flame when the lamp was lit?

2. How long ago did Granny pull through some sicknesses without Dr. Harry?

3. What word does Granny use to describe lighting the lamps?

4. What is the trouble with Cornelia, according to Granny?

5. How does Granny describe the way the doctor moves around the bed?

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