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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 did Granny mean to finish before she died?
(a) Curtains
(b) Altar cloth
(c) Dress
(d) Tablecloth

2. At the beginning of the story, to where does Granny pull up her sheet?
(a) Shoulders
(b) Neck
(c) Waist
(d) Chin

3. When Granny fenced in an acreage, who helped her clamp the wires?
(a) Hired hand
(b) Negro boy
(c) Hobo
(d) Neighbor

4. What does Granny feel after she tries to tell the doctor what she wants?
(a) Warm weight on her forehead
(b) Dull ache behind her eyes
(c) Pressure in her chest
(d) Sharp pain in her abdomen

5. What does Granny think there is in the everlasting hand of God?
(a) Destiny
(b) Fate
(c) Flowers
(d) Leaves

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny wish to do with Cornelia when she thinks about her daughter’s qualities?

2. What does Granny close her fingers around after Lydia tries to hand her back something?

3. What does sleeping in the light give?

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

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

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