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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Granny say to her children when it was time to come in from playing?
(a) Time for bed
(b) Come in for supper
(c) It’s getting dark
(d) Don’t stay out in the night air

2. After Granny considers her life, what flashes on her closed eyelids?
(a) Flashlight
(b) Lamp
(c) Candle
(d) Light

3. What does Granny feel after she tries to tell the doctor what she wants?
(a) Warm weight on her forehead
(b) Sharp pain in her abdomen
(c) Pressure in her chest
(d) Dull ache behind her eyes

4. What does Granny decide to do when she can’t figure out why the shades are not down?
(a) Hide from the light
(b) Get up and close the shades
(c) Pull a blanket over her face
(d) Call and ask Cornelia to close the shades

5. What does Granny want to send Sister Borgia?
(a) Vegetable seeds
(b) 6 bottles of wine
(c) Flower seeds
(d) 6 jars of jelly

6. What is Father Connolly murmuring toward the end of the story?
(a) In Latin
(b) Last rites
(c) Psalm 23
(d) A Mass

7. 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

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

9. When does Granny say that she last went to Holy Communion?
(a) Last week
(b) Yesterday
(c) Saturday
(d) Sunday

10. What type of lampshades does Cornelia have in Granny’s room?
(a) Blue silk
(b) Lavender silk
(c) Green silk
(d) White silk

11. After Cornelia leaves, how long does Granny hope her children will leave her alone?
(a) A minute
(b) 15 minutes
(c) A couple hours
(d) 30 minutes

12. Where does Granny have to go to find the person she really wants to see?
(a) Outside
(b) Through a meadow
(c) Great many rooms
(d) Into the kitchen

13. What does Granny say that Cornelia is always being?
(a) Thoughtful and generous
(b) Tactful and kind
(c) Abrupt and rude
(d) Angry and frustrated

14. Where does Dr. Harry touch Granny when she asks him to leave?
(a) Knee
(b) Hand
(c) Forehead
(d) Shoulder

15. How many birds does Granny imagine she hears?
(a) 45
(b) 20
(c) 500
(d) 1,000

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cornelia keep secrets?

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

3. What does Granny say she wants when Cornelia comes to her after the doctor leaves?

4. Why doesn’t Granny wave good-bye to Dr. Harry?

5. Who does Granny hear whispering from a long way off after she sees the person she really has wanted to see?

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