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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Granny feel like doing when she imagines hearing something?
(a) Singing
(b) Crying
(c) Dancing
(d) Shouting

2. When does Granny plan to get back to work again?
(a) Tomorrow
(b) Before supper
(c) After her nap
(d) After supper

3. How does Granny describe what it was like raising the children on her own?
(a) Hard pull
(b) Nothing but struggle
(c) Work and laughter
(d) Hardship and toil

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

5. How does Cornelia look to Granny when Cornelia checks on Granny?
(a) Her features are swollen and full of little puddles
(b) Her eyes are wet and her nose is red
(c) Sad and pensive
(d) Bright-eyed and happy

6. What does Granny compare her soul to?
(a) Teething baby
(b) Coal
(c) Snow
(d) Nursing baby

7. What color whirligigs are on the stone-china jars?
(a) Green
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) Yellow

8. When Granny reconsiders what the noise might be that she hears after the doctor leaves, what does she think it might be?
(a) Swishing newspapers
(b) Water running
(c) Hanging clothes
(d) Sweeping

9. How many years did Granny live with kerosene lamps?
(a) 35
(b) 50
(c) 40
(d) 45

10. Why doesn’t the doctor find Granny’s behavior odd?
(a) It is a symptom of her disease
(b) She is 90
(c) Granny has always been different
(d) She is 80

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

12. Who dug the post holes when Granny fenced in an acreage?
(a) Cornelia
(b) Jimmy
(c) Granny
(d) Lydia

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

14. What does Granny ask when Cornelia seems to be talking, but Granny can’t hear her?
(a) What did you say?
(b) Why is everyone coming?
(c) Whose birthday is it?
(d) Why aren’t you getting supper?

15. What color were John’s eyes in a picture in Granny’s room?
(a) Brown
(b) Green
(c) Black
(d) Blue

Short Answer Questions

1. Like what does Granny’s pillow seem to float?

2. After the doctor leaves her room, who does Granny believe is whispering in her ear?

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

4. What does Granny say that Cornelia is always being?

5. When someone offered to kill Granny’s missing groom, how did he swear?

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