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

2. How does Granny describe what she sees in the valley?
(a) Marching across the creek and swallowing the trees
(b) Drops of rain sweeping through the trees and spattering in the creek
(c) Bright warm patches of light and shadow
(d) Soft evening light highlighting the trees and creek

3. What are the birds singing that Granny imagines hearing?
(a) Lullaby
(b) A Mass
(c) Dance tune
(d) Doxology

4. What does Granny think of the world she found after being jilted?
(a) Wonderful
(b) Hard
(c) Burdensome
(d) Better

5. As Granny moves toward death, how does she describe the way her thoughts are going?
(a) Round and round
(b) Speeding past
(c) Dipping in and out of memory
(d) Fragmented

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny close her fingers around after Lydia tries to hand her back something?

2. When does Granny plan to get back to work again?

3. What does Granny tell Dr. Harry she would like when he returns to see her?

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

5. What does Granny say when she realizes she is dying?

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