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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Granny thinks about death, how does it feel?
(a) Comforting
(b) Clammy and unfamiliar
(c) Warm and familiar
(d) Frightening

2. What color was the flame when the lamp was lit?
(a) Yellow
(b) Orange
(c) Blue
(d) Red

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

4. What does Granny ask Cornelia after feeling something shake?
(a) Did you hear that?
(b) Is that lightning?
(c) What is that sound?
(d) Is that a vehicle?

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

6. How does Granny describe the way the doctor moves around the bed?
(a) Glides like a swan
(b) Stumbles like a clown
(c) Floats like a balloon
(d) Patters like a mouse

7. How does Granny describe the way her bones feel at the beginning of the story?
(a) Creaky
(b) Tight
(c) Brittle
(d) Loose

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

9. How does Cornelia keep secrets?
(a) In a public way
(b) Forever
(c) Gossips about secrets
(d) Close to her breast

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

11. What is the first thing Granny thinks she hears after the doctor leaves?
(a) Dog eating
(b) Leaves rustling
(c) Kitten scratching
(d) Branches rustling

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lydia come to talk with her mother?

2. What does Granny want to give Lydia?

3. What does the tall dresser in Granny’s room have on it?

4. How long has Granny tried to forget being left at the altar?

5. As Granny moves toward death, how does she describe the way her thoughts are going?

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