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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 do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?
(a) Fuzzy and hazy
(b) Drifting away
(c) Sharp and clear
(d) Fading in and out

2. What does Granny tell Cornelia to do?
(a) Bring supper
(b) Wash her face
(c) Get tea
(d) Wipe her eyes

3. What happened after Granny made her will?
(a) She broke her hip
(b) She caught pneumonia
(c) She broke her ankle
(d) She came down with a long fever

4. According to Granny, what does a woman need inside her to have her full health?
(a) Good food
(b) Child
(c) Milk
(d) Love

5. Where does Dr. Harry touch Granny when she asks him to leave?
(a) Forehead
(b) Knee
(c) Hand
(d) Shoulder

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the story, what does Granny ask the doctor to take with him and go?

2. As Granny remembers being jilted, what does she tell herself to do about being jilted?

3. Like what does Granny’s pillow seem to float?

4. What is the trouble with Cornelia, according to Granny?

5. How old was Granny when she went around and made farewell visits to her children and grandchildren?

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