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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 the tall dresser in Granny’s room have on it?
(a) Picture of Granny and John on their wedding day
(b) John’s picture
(c) Picture of the children
(d) Granny’s picture

2. How many times has Granny told Cornelia that lying in bed stops circulation?
(a) 500
(b) 1,000
(c) 50
(d) 20

3. How does Granny describe the way her bones feel at the beginning of the story?
(a) Loose
(b) Brittle
(c) Creaky
(d) Tight

4. How old did Granny’s father live to be?
(a) 102
(b) 89
(c) 101
(d) 98

5. What would Granny say to her children when it was time to come in from playing?
(a) It’s getting dark
(b) Time for bed
(c) Don’t stay out in the night air
(d) Come in for supper

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color whirligigs are on the stone-china jars?

3. As Granny remembers being jilted, what does she see in her mind’s eye?

4. As Granny moves toward death, how does she see her body?

5. What does Granny feel after she tries to tell the doctor what she wants?

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