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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. Why does Lydia come to talk with her mother?
(a) Share memories
(b) Bring the grandchildren for a visit
(c) Compare recipes
(d) Get advice about her children

2. What does Granny feel Father Connolly do toward the end of the story?
(a) Take her hand
(b) Smooth her covers
(c) Tickle her feet
(d) Sprinkle water on her forehead

3. What did Granny compare her children to when she lit the lamps?
(a) Kittens
(b) Little calves
(c) Little ducks
(d) Puppies

4. What is Cornelia saying as her mother is dying?
(a) God bless you, Mother
(b) Please don’t go Mother
(c) Oh Mother, oh, Mother, oh, Mother
(d) I love you Mother

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Granny mean to finish before she died?

2. What does Granny want to tell the person she hasn’t seen for sixty years?

3. Who does Granny really want to see?

4. How does Granny say that life can be wasted?

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

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