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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Granny compare her children to when she lit the lamps?
(a) Kittens
(b) Little ducks
(c) Little calves
(d) Puppies
2. If John came back, who would he look for?
(a) A young woman with fair complexion and unwrinkled skin
(b) A young woman with dark hair
(c) A young woman with a Spanish comb in her hair and a painted fan
(d) A young woman with small children
3. What does Granny feel around her wrist?
(a) Stretchy rubber band
(b) Warm bracelet
(c) Ribbon
(d) String
4. How many birds does Granny imagine she hears?
(a) 20
(b) 45
(c) 500
(d) 1,000
5. What does the tall dresser in Granny’s room have on it?
(a) John’s picture
(b) Picture of Granny and John on their wedding day
(c) Granny’s picture
(d) Picture of the children
6. When is Granny trying to take a little nap?
(a) After breakfast
(b) Before lunch
(c) After lunch
(d) Before supper
7. What does Granny ask for after she thinks about her father?
(a) Hot toddy
(b) Coffee
(c) Lemon juice
(d) Tea
8. After Cornelia leaves, how long does Granny hope her children will leave her alone?
(a) 30 minutes
(b) A minute
(c) 15 minutes
(d) A couple hours
9. Why does Granny want to send something to Sister Borgia?
(a) For her garden
(b) For her gout
(c) For the Abbey’s garden
(d) For her dyspepsia
10. As Granny tries to nap, what color is the light that streams in when her eyelids waver?
(a) Bright white
(b) Hazy gray
(c) Soft yellow
(d) Blue-gray
11. What type of army does Granny think of when she looks at the valley?
(a) Children
(b) Ghosts
(c) Ducks
(d) Mice
12. What are the birds singing that Granny imagines hearing?
(a) A Mass
(b) Doxology
(c) Dance tune
(d) Lullaby
13. When Granny’s eyes close after the doctor’s visit, what does she compare shutting her eyes to?
(a) Shutting out the sun
(b) Going blind
(c) Drawing a dark curtain around her bed
(d) Coming of the night
14. What is on top of the bronze clock?
(a) Books
(b) Lion
(c) Statue
(d) Loving cup
15. According to Granny, what does a woman need inside her to have her full health?
(a) Child
(b) Love
(c) Good food
(d) Milk
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Granny want to send Sister Borgia?
2. What does Granny actually hear after the doctor leaves her room?
3. What was the first sickness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?
4. After Granny considers her life, what flashes on her closed eyelids?
5. After feeling something shake her, what does Granny ask Cornelia to do?
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