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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 tries to nap, what color is the light that streams in when her eyelids waver?
(a) Hazy gray
(b) Blue-gray
(c) Soft yellow
(d) Bright white

2. How long has Granny tried to forget being left at the altar?
(a) 65 years
(b) 60 years
(c) 70 years
(d) 50 years

3. Why does Jimmy come to talk to his mother?
(a) Discuss business
(b) Get advice
(c) Discuss raising children
(d) Just to spend time with her

4. When Granny tells Cornelia to go away, what does she tell Cornelia not to do?
(a) Cook
(b) Clean
(c) Hover
(d) Whisper

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

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. How does Granny describe what it was like raising the children on her own?

4. What does Dr. Harry call Granny after she tells him to respect his elders?

5. What word does Granny use to describe lighting the lamps?

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