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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. After thinking about Cornelia’s lampshades, how does Granny describe Dr. Harry?
(a) Like a devil
(b) Like a saint
(c) Like a ghost
(d) Like an angel

2. What did Granny want to give Cornelia?
(a) Ruby ring
(b) Sapphire ring
(c) Amethyst set
(d) Diamond necklace

3. How does Granny say that life can be wasted?
(a) Don’t spend time with your children
(b) Don’t build relationships
(c) Waste good food
(d) Waste opportunities

4. What is the reason Granny gives the doctor for taking to her bed?
(a) To get out of cleaning
(b) To get rid of Lydia
(c) To get rid of Cornelia
(d) To get out of baking

5. What does Lydia say when she comes to see Granny?
(a) How are you feeling
(b) Here are the children
(c) It is raining
(d) We drove as fast as we could

Short Answer Questions

1. After Granny considers her life, what flashes on her closed eyelids?

2. How long has Granny tried to forget being left at the altar?

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

4. What does Granny plan to go through tomorrow?

5. When Granny is talking to herself, how does Granny’s face feel when Cornelia asks her mother what she has said?

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