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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 was the first sickness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?
(a) Whooping cough
(b) Mastitis
(c) TB
(d) Milk-leg

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

3. What color were John’s eyes?
(a) Green
(b) Brown
(c) Blue
(d) Gray

4. What did Granny’s father say was his daily habit?
(a) Calisthenics
(b) Having a hot toddy
(c) Drinking beer
(d) Walking

5. How does Granny describe the way her bones feel at the beginning of the story?
(a) Loose
(b) Tight
(c) Brittle
(d) Creaky

Short Answer Questions

1. What response does Granny get when she tells the doctor what she wants?

2. After Granny tries to tell the doctor what she wants, what whispering does she hear?

3. What sit on embroidered linen in Granny’s room?

4. As Granny moves toward death, how does she describe the way her thoughts are going?

5. How does Granny describe what she sees in the valley?

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