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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 close her fingers around after Lydia tries to hand her back something?
(a) Rosary
(b) Missal
(c) Jimmy’s thumb
(d) Lydia’s hand

2. What does Granny want to send Sister Borgia?
(a) Flower seeds
(b) 6 jars of jelly
(c) 6 bottles of wine
(d) Vegetable seeds

3. What does Cornelia say to her husband after Granny makes a request and says that she is cold because her circulation is stopped from resting in bed?
(a) Mother seems cross
(b) Mother seems tired
(c) Mother is getting childish
(d) Mother is cranky

4. What does Granny feel after she tries to tell the doctor what she wants?
(a) Pressure in her chest
(b) Dull ache behind her eyes
(c) Warm weight on her forehead
(d) Sharp pain in her abdomen

5. What sit on embroidered linen in Granny’s room?
(a) Perfumes
(b) Hair brushes and tonic bottles
(c) Books
(d) Makeup

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second illness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?

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

3. What does Granny tell Dr. Harry she would like when he returns to see her?

4. As Granny looks at the valley, where will the sight that she watches move next?

5. When Granny thinks about death, how does it feel?

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