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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 else can wear the jewelry that Granny wants to give Cornelia?
(a) Cornelia’s daughter
(b) Cornelia
(c) Lydia
(d) Hapsy

2. When Cornelia says to humor Granny because she’s eighty, how does Granny feel?
(a) Like she is being mollycoddled
(b) Like she lives in a thin glass cage
(c) Angry
(d) Frustrated

3. What does Granny call paying for a doctor’s visit?
(a) Inconvenience
(b) Waste
(c) Idiocy
(d) Nonsense

4. When did Granny see Dr. Harry that day?
(a) Morning
(b) At breakfast
(c) At lunch
(d) Afternoon

5. What was a frequent topic of Father Connolly’s stories?
(a) A lapsed Catholic
(b) An Irishman
(c) A Southern Baptist
(d) A Scotchman

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the embroidered linen in Granny’s room?

2. What does Granny wish to do with Cornelia when she thinks about her daughter’s qualities?

3. Why is it important that Granny give Lydia something special?

4. What is on top of the bronze clock?

5. How old is Granny?

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