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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After thinking about Cornelia’s lampshades, what does Granny see around Dr. Harry?
(a) Soft light
(b) Rosy nimbus
(c) Dark cloud
(d) Gray fog

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

3. What does Granny think is going to happen after she feels something shake her?
(a) Tornado
(b) A visitor will come
(c) Death
(d) Storm

4. Who does Granny mistake for Hapsy?
(a) Dr. Harry
(b) Cornelia
(c) Lydia
(d) Father Connolly

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

6. Who is the only person Granny would have exchanged her husband for?
(a) St. Michael
(b) St. Martin
(c) St. Gabriel
(d) No one

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

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

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

10. After Granny tries to tell the doctor what she wants, what whispering does she hear?
(a) Her children
(b) Breeze
(c) Someone outside the window
(d) Doctor and nurse

11. 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

12. 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

13. What is on the table by Granny’s bed?
(a) Linen cover, Bible, and rosary
(b) Books
(c) Pictures
(d) Linen cover, candle, and a crucifix

14. What do Granny and the person she really wants to see lean forward to do?
(a) Shake hands
(b) Exchange rings
(c) Kiss
(d) Hug

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny plan to go through tomorrow?

2. What does Granny want to send Sister Borgia?

3. What did Granny always hate?

4. As Granny remembers being jilted, what does she tell herself to do about being jilted?

5. What would Granny tell John sometimes if she could?

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