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

3. What does Granny say to the doctor as she considers what she wanted to give her children?
(a) Hush and be quiet
(b) Don’t bother me
(c) Go away
(d) Shut up

4. What colored jugs are on the pantry shelves?
(a) Green
(b) Cream
(c) Brown
(d) Blue

5. How does Granny feel when she looks back at all she accomplished alone?
(a) Satisfied and content
(b) Take a nap
(c) Roll up her sleeves and put the place to rights again
(d) Tired, but happy

6. After the doctor leaves her room, who does Granny believe is whispering in her ear?
(a) John
(b) Lydia and Hapsy
(c) Cornelia and Dr. Harry
(d) George

7. What would Granny tell John sometimes if she could?
(a) That she brought the children up right
(b) That she made it on her own
(c) That she missed him
(d) That she didn’t do badly

8. How are Dr. Harry’s fingers described at the beginning of the story?
(a) Slender
(b) Fat
(c) Pudgy
(d) Stick-like

9. How old was Granny when she went around and made farewell visits to her children and grandchildren?
(a) 65
(b) 74
(c) 60
(d) 67

10. What does Granny flick from Dr. Harry’s grasp at the beginning of the story?
(a) Hair
(b) Wrist
(c) Elbow
(d) Hand

11. Where does Granny say that Cornelia always whispers?
(a) In hallways
(b) In her room
(c) Around doors
(d) At the dinner table

12. How many acres did Granny fence in once?
(a) 150
(b) 80
(c) 100
(d) 90

13. When Cornelia says to humor Granny because she’s eighty, how does Granny feel?
(a) Frustrated
(b) Like she lives in a thin glass cage
(c) Angry
(d) Like she is being mollycoddled

14. After describing Dr. Harry, how does Cornelia’s voice sound to Granny?
(a) Fades in and out
(b) Grates and grinds
(c) Slides up and down on a sour note
(d) Staggers and bumps like a cart

15. When Granny is talking to herself, how does Granny’s face feel when Cornelia asks her mother what she has said?
(a) Lined
(b) Stressed
(c) Hard knots
(d) Smooth