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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. As Granny moves toward death, how does she describe the way her thoughts are going?
(a) Speeding past
(b) Round and round
(c) Fragmented
(d) Dipping in and out of memory

2. When will the others come to see Granny?
(a) At dusk
(b) After supper
(c) Tomorrow
(d) Soon

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

4. How does Granny think her housekeeping compares to Cornelia’s?
(a) Cornelia keeps a better house than Granny did
(b) Cornelia keeps a better house
(c) Cornelia does just as good a job as Granny did
(d) Granny kept a better house

5. What shakes Granny after she considers who she might have exchanged her husband for?
(a) Thunder
(b) Explosion
(c) Deep roaring
(d) Children

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lydia say when she comes to see Granny?

2. How many birds does Granny imagine she hears?

3. Why does Granny want to send something to Sister Borgia?

4. How does Granny describe the way that Cornelia’s mouth moves, when Granny cannot hear Cornelia?

5. What does Cornelia do when her mother tells her to do something?

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