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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 color is the embroidered linen in Granny’s room?
(a) Blue
(b) Beige
(c) White
(d) Yellow

2. What did Granny want to give Cornelia?
(a) Ruby ring
(b) Diamond necklace
(c) Amethyst set
(d) Sapphire ring

3. What does Granny ask when Cornelia seems to be talking, but Granny can’t hear her?
(a) Why aren’t you getting supper?
(b) What did you say?
(c) Why is everyone coming?
(d) Whose birthday is it?

4. After thinking about her father, what most annoys Granny about Cornelia?
(a) That Cornelia thinks she is deaf, blind, and dumb
(b) That Cornelia has no patience
(c) That Cornelia always whispers
(d) That Cornelia is slow to respond to her requests

5. After thinking about Cornelia’s lampshades, what does Granny see around Dr. Harry?
(a) Rosy nimbus
(b) Dark cloud
(c) Soft light
(d) Gray fog

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dug the post holes when Granny fenced in an acreage?

2. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?

3. What does Granny see in the valley?

4. What would lighting the lamp dispel in the children?

5. How does Granny describe the way the doctor moves around the bed?

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