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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 think were in her bed yesterday?
(a) Fleas
(b) Spiders
(c) Sugar ants
(d) Ticks

2. What does Granny ask for after she thinks about her father?
(a) Coffee
(b) Tea
(c) Hot toddy
(d) Lemon juice

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

4. What does Lydia say when she comes to see Granny?
(a) Here are the children
(b) We drove as fast as we could
(c) How are you feeling
(d) It is raining

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the sick that Granny tended died?

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

3. According to Granny, what does a woman need inside her to have her full health?

4. What does Granny say to the doctor as she considers what she wanted to give her children?

5. Where does Granny have to go to find the person she really wants to see?

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