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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 flick from Dr. Harry’s grasp at the beginning of the story?
(a) Elbow
(b) Hair
(c) Hand
(d) Wrist

2. What does Cornelia say to her husband after Granny makes a request and says that she is cold because her circulation is stopped from resting in bed?
(a) Mother seems tired
(b) Mother is cranky
(c) Mother is getting childish
(d) Mother seems cross

3. Where does Granny say that Cornelia always whispers?
(a) Around doors
(b) At the dinner table
(c) In her room
(d) In hallways

4. What does Granny say she wants when Cornelia comes to her after the doctor leaves?
(a) Drink
(b) A lot of things
(c) Cold cloth
(d) Heat compress

5. As Granny moves toward death, how does she see her body?
(a) Useless and quiet
(b) Lump of clay
(c) Mass of shadow in an endless darkness
(d) Slow breath fading away

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Dr. Harry’s fingers described at the beginning of the story?

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

3. What does Granny say that Cornelia is always being?

4. As Granny remembers being jilted, what does she tell herself to do about being jilted?

5. What is on the table by Granny’s bed?

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