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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of glasses are on the pantry shelves?
(a) Canning
(b) Mason
(c) Crystal
(d) Jelly

2. If John came back, who would he look for?
(a) A young woman with a Spanish comb in her hair and a painted fan
(b) A young woman with small children
(c) A young woman with dark hair
(d) A young woman with fair complexion and unwrinkled skin

3. What does Granny close her fingers around after Lydia tries to hand her back something?
(a) Lydia’s hand
(b) Rosary
(c) Jimmy’s thumb
(d) Missal

4. What does Granny wish to do with Cornelia when she thinks about her daughter’s qualities?
(a) Scream
(b) Praise
(c) Hug
(d) Spank

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

6. When Granny fenced in an acreage, who helped her clamp the wires?
(a) Hobo
(b) Negro boy
(c) Hired hand
(d) Neighbor

7. What is the reason Granny gives the doctor for taking to her bed?
(a) To get rid of Cornelia
(b) To get rid of Lydia
(c) To get out of baking
(d) To get out of cleaning

8. What does Cornelia say to her husband after Granny makes a request and says that she is cold because her circulation is stopped from resting in bed?
(a) Mother seems tired
(b) Mother seems cross
(c) Mother is cranky
(d) Mother is getting childish

9. After thinking about the jilting, what does Granny see Hapsy wearing?
(a) Brown beret
(b) Straw hat
(c) White cap
(d) Blue bonnet

10. When has Cornelia seen her mother as she is now?
(a) When her father died
(b) When her last sibling was born
(c) Never
(d) 2 years ago

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

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

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

14. As Granny tries to take a little nap, where does her pillow press?
(a) On her shoulders
(b) Heart
(c) Chest
(d) Back of her head

15. What response does Granny get when she tells the doctor what she wants?
(a) Appeasing chat
(b) Scolding
(c) No answer
(d) Her wish

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny feel like doing when she imagines hearing something?

2. What color were John’s eyes in a picture in Granny’s room?

3. In her mind, what does Granny tell herself not to get the upper hand of her?

4. Who does Granny believe cleared a straight road to God for her?

5. How are Dr. Harry’s fingers described at the beginning of the story?

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