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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. While Granny rummages around, what does she find in her mind?
(a) Fear
(b) Death
(c) Anger
(d) Memories

2. What is being squeezed out of Granny as her pillow presses against her as she tries to nap?
(a) Hunger
(b) Sleep
(c) Pain
(d) Memories

3. What color rug was on the floor of the room when Granny learned she had been jilted?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Brown
(d) Red

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

5. What does Granny think of the world she found after being jilted?
(a) Wonderful
(b) Hard
(c) Better
(d) Burdensome

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the tall dresser in the room where Granny is?

2. As Granny imagines something, what won’t her companion give her?

3. What does Granny want to give Lydia?

4. How does Granny describe the way her bones feel at the beginning of the story?

5. What does sleeping in the light give?

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