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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 say to the doctor as she considers what she wanted to give her children?
(a) Hush and be quiet
(b) Shut up
(c) Go away
(d) Don’t bother me

2. How does Granny describe the way that Cornelia’s mouth moves, when Granny cannot hear Cornelia?
(a) Twists and turns
(b) Moves in strange shapes
(c) In angles and planes
(d) Open and closes silently

3. What is the first thing Granny thinks she hears after the doctor leaves?
(a) Branches rustling
(b) Dog eating
(c) Leaves rustling
(d) Kitten scratching

4. As Granny tries to nap, what color is the light that streams in when her eyelids waver?
(a) Bright white
(b) Blue-gray
(c) Hazy gray
(d) Soft yellow

5. What color was the flame when the lamp was lit?
(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) Orange
(d) Blue

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny do after Cornelia leaves her?

2. What does Granny tell Cornelia to do?

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

4. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?

5. What was the second illness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?

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