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

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

3. When Granny tells Cornelia to go away, what does she tell Cornelia not to do?
(a) Cook
(b) Hover
(c) Whisper
(d) Clean

4. What response does Granny get when she tells the doctor what she wants?
(a) Her wish
(b) No answer
(c) Scolding
(d) Appeasing chat

5. How are Dr. Harry’s fingers described at the beginning of the story?
(a) Slender
(b) Fat
(c) Stick-like
(d) Pudgy

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being squeezed out of Granny as her pillow presses against her as she tries to nap?

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

3. What color is the embroidered linen in Granny’s room?

4. What does Father Connolly usually do when he comes to visit Granny?

5. What does Granny want picked completely this year and not wasted?

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