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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 color is the embroidered linen in Granny’s room?
(a) Blue
(b) Beige
(c) White
(d) Yellow

2. How does Cornelia keep secrets?
(a) In a public way
(b) Forever
(c) Gossips about secrets
(d) Close to her breast

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

4. As Granny remembers being jilted, what does she see in her mind’s eye?
(a) Hell
(b) Smoke
(c) Thunder and lightning
(d) Rain

5. When Granny tells Cornelia to go away, what does she tell Cornelia not to do?
(a) Clean
(b) Cook
(c) Whisper
(d) Hover

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jimmy come to talk to his mother?

2. When is Granny trying to take a little nap?

3. How old is Granny?

4. While Granny rummages around, what does she find in her mind?

5. Who is the only person Granny would have exchanged her husband for?

(see the answer key)

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