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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) Don’t spend time with your children
(b) Don’t build relationships
(c) Waste good food
(d) Waste opportunities

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

3. What was the second illness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?
(a) Pneumonia
(b) Mumps
(c) Measles
(d) Polio

4. Who does Granny believe cleared a straight road to God for her?
(a) Ancestors who have gone on before
(b) Mary, mother of Jesus
(c) Father Connolly
(d) Favorite saints

5. If John came back, who would he look for?
(a) A young woman with fair complexion and unwrinkled skin
(b) A young woman with a Spanish comb in her hair and a painted fan
(c) A young woman with dark hair
(d) A young woman with small children

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were John’s eyes?

2. What does Granny see in the valley?

3. In her mind, what does Granny tell herself not to get the upper hand of her?

4. What did Granny’s father say was his daily habit?

5. When Granny reconsiders what the noise might be that she hears after the doctor leaves, what does she think it might be?

(see the answer key)

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