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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. How many acres did Granny fence in once?
(a) 100
(b) 90
(c) 150
(d) 80

2. How does Granny say that life can be wasted?
(a) Waste good food
(b) Don’t spend time with your children
(c) Don’t build relationships
(d) Waste opportunities

3. As Granny continues to imagine, what does she see?
(a) A funeral
(b) Children playing
(c) Trees leaned over
(d) Flowers in a field

4. What does Granny say that Cornelia is always being?
(a) Abrupt and rude
(b) Tactful and kind
(c) Thoughtful and generous
(d) Angry and frustrated

5. Why does Jimmy come to talk to his mother?
(a) Get advice
(b) Just to spend time with her
(c) Discuss raising children
(d) Discuss business

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of lampshades does Cornelia have in Granny’s room?

2. What does Granny imagine stepping up into?

3. When Granny considers something that was not given back, where does she feel pain that rises?

4. How far does Lydia drive to talk with her mother?

5. At the beginning of the story, to where does Granny pull up her sheet?

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