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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Granny considers something that was not given back, where does she feel pain that rises?
(a) Groin
(b) Ribs
(c) Stomach
(d) Chest

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

3. Like what does Granny’s pillow seem to float?
(a) Feathers
(b) Hammock
(c) Cloud
(d) Leaves

4. What word does Granny use to describe lighting the lamps?
(a) Frightening
(b) Compelling
(c) Beautiful
(d) Special

5. When Dr. Harry returns, how long does Granny believe that he has been gone?
(a) About 45 minutes
(b) 5 minutes
(c) An hour
(d) 2 hours

6. 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

7. Why does Granny grasp what she grasps toward the end?
(a) It is comforting
(b) She wants to feel close to God
(c) Wants something alive
(d) She just needs something to keep her fingers still.

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

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

10. 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

11. What does Granny see in the valley?
(a) Fog
(b) Patches of sunlight
(c) Rain shower
(d) Shadows

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

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

14. How did Granny’s day start out?
(a) Without fuss
(b) Busy
(c) Turmoil
(d) Peacefully

15. What does Granny want to tell the person she hasn’t seen for sixty years?
(a) That she forgot him
(b) That she still loves him
(c) That she hates him
(d) That she never missed him

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to help Lydia put something back in Granny’s hands?

2. What does Father Connolly usually do when he comes to visit Granny?

3. After describing Dr. Harry, how does Cornelia’s voice sound to Granny?

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

5. How does Granny describe the way the doctor moves around the bed?

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