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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 Granny close her fingers around after Lydia tries to hand her back something?
(a) Jimmy’s thumb
(b) Missal
(c) Lydia’s hand
(d) Rosary

2. What happened to the wedding cake when Granny was jilted?
(a) Sent to an orphanage
(b) Sent to an old folk’s home
(c) Cut and served at a party
(d) Thrown out and wasted

3. Why doesn’t Granny wave good-bye to Dr. Harry?
(a) Too frustrated
(b) Too mad
(c) Too tired
(d) Too much trouble

4. What would Granny tell John sometimes if she could?
(a) That she missed him
(b) That she brought the children up right
(c) That she made it on her own
(d) That she didn’t do badly

5. How far does Lydia drive to talk with her mother?
(a) 72 miles
(b) 53 miles
(c) 80 miles
(d) 69 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny feel around her wrist?

2. What does Granny want picked completely this year and not wasted?

3. What did Granny’s father say was his daily habit?

4. When Cornelia gets on Granny’s nerves, what does Granny long to do?

5. At the beginning of the story, what does Granny ask the doctor to take with him and go?

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