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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. When Granny’s eyes close after the doctor’s visit, what does she compare shutting her eyes to?
(a) Going blind
(b) Shutting out the sun
(c) Coming of the night
(d) Drawing a dark curtain around her bed

2. What does Granny want to send Sister Borgia?
(a) Flower seeds
(b) 6 bottles of wine
(c) 6 jars of jelly
(d) Vegetable seeds

3. What pet name does Jimmy call his mother?
(a) Mother
(b) Mommy
(c) Mom
(d) Mammy

4. How does Cornelia look to Granny when Cornelia checks on Granny?
(a) Her features are swollen and full of little puddles
(b) Sad and pensive
(c) Her eyes are wet and her nose is red
(d) Bright-eyed and happy

5. What doesn’t Granny think Cornelia can do without asking?
(a) Change furniture around
(b) Discipline her children
(c) Organize a closet
(d) Bake a cake

Short Answer Questions

1. After thinking about Cornelia’s lampshades, what does Granny see around Dr. Harry?

2. As Granny imagines something, what won’t her companion give her?

3. What is the first thing Granny thinks she hears after the doctor leaves?

4. How far does Lydia drive to talk with her mother?

5. When Granny fenced in an acreage, who helped her clamp the wires?

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