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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 Cornelia put on Granny when she comes to check on her?
(a) Essential oil
(b) Lotion
(c) Perfume
(d) Wet cloth

2. Where does Granny say that Cornelia always whispers?
(a) In hallways
(b) Around doors
(c) In her room
(d) At the dinner table

3. Who else can wear the jewelry that Granny wants to give Cornelia?
(a) Cornelia’s daughter
(b) Cornelia
(c) Lydia
(d) Hapsy

4. Why is it important that Granny give Lydia something special?
(a) She is a widow
(b) She has a worthless husband
(c) She is sick
(d) She has young children to raise

5. What happened after Granny made her will?
(a) She broke her ankle
(b) She came down with a long fever
(c) She caught pneumonia
(d) She broke her hip

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Granny pull through some sicknesses without Dr. Harry?

2. As Granny continues to imagine, what does she see?

3. At the beginning of the story, what does Granny ask the doctor to take with him and go?

4. Who is the only person Granny would have exchanged her husband for?

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

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