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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 Granny plan to go through tomorrow?
(a) Hope chest
(b) Spare bedroom
(c) Box of letters
(d) Pantry

2. What are the birds singing that Granny imagines hearing?
(a) Lullaby
(b) A Mass
(c) Dance tune
(d) Doxology

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

4. What did Granny compare her children to when she lit the lamps?
(a) Puppies
(b) Little calves
(c) Little ducks
(d) Kittens

5. After sixty years, who does Granny decide she would like to see?
(a) Her mother
(b) George
(c) Her father
(d) Dr. Porter

Short Answer Questions

1. When will the others come to see Granny?

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

3. When Cornelia gets on Granny’s nerves, what does Granny long to do?

4. After Granny tries to tell the doctor what she wants, what whispering does she hear?

5. What is the first thing Granny thinks she hears after the doctor leaves?

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