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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. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?
(a) Fading in and out
(b) Sharp and clear
(c) Drifting away
(d) Fuzzy and hazy

2. As Granny looks at the valley, where will the sight that she watches move next?
(a) Barn
(b) Pasture
(c) Hog pen
(d) Orchard

3. What does Granny wish to do with Cornelia when she thinks about her daughter’s qualities?
(a) Hug
(b) Praise
(c) Spank
(d) Scream

4. When Cornelia gets on Granny’s nerves, what does Granny long to do?
(a) Go live with her friend
(b) Go to another child’s house
(c) Go back to her own house
(d) Go to sleep and never wake up

5. Why doesn’t Granny wave good-bye to Dr. Harry?
(a) Too much trouble
(b) Too mad
(c) Too tired
(d) Too frustrated

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Granny compare her children to when she lit the lamps?

2. What would Granny tell John sometimes if she could?

3. What colored jugs are on the pantry shelves?

4. How does Granny describe the way that Cornelia’s mouth moves, when Granny cannot hear Cornelia?

5. Why does Lydia come to talk with her mother?

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