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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 Father Connolly do toward the end of the story?
(a) Tickle her feet
(b) Take her hand
(c) Smooth her covers
(d) Sprinkle water on her forehead

2. After Granny considers her life, what flashes on her closed eyelids?
(a) Candle
(b) Light
(c) Lamp
(d) Flashlight

3. What doesn’t Granny think Cornelia can do without asking?
(a) Discipline her children
(b) Change furniture around
(c) Organize a closet
(d) Bake a cake

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

5. At the beginning of the story, to where does Granny pull up her sheet?
(a) Shoulders
(b) Chin
(c) Neck
(d) Waist

6. After Cornelia leaves, how long does Granny hope her children will leave her alone?
(a) A couple hours
(b) 30 minutes
(c) A minute
(d) 15 minutes

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

8. Who tries to help Lydia put something back in Granny’s hands?
(a) Jimmy
(b) Dr. Harry
(c) Father Connelly
(d) Cornelia

9. After thinking about her father, what most annoys Granny about Cornelia?
(a) That Cornelia has no patience
(b) That Cornelia is slow to respond to her requests
(c) That Cornelia always whispers
(d) That Cornelia thinks she is deaf, blind, and dumb

10. After thinking about the jilting, what does Granny see Hapsy wearing?
(a) Straw hat
(b) Blue bonnet
(c) White cap
(d) Brown beret

11. What color is the embroidered linen in Granny’s room?
(a) Yellow
(b) Blue
(c) Beige
(d) White

12. What would Granny say to her children when it was time to come in from playing?
(a) It’s getting dark
(b) Don’t stay out in the night air
(c) Time for bed
(d) Come in for supper

13. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?
(a) Drifting away
(b) Fading in and out
(c) Sharp and clear
(d) Fuzzy and hazy

14. What types of glasses are on the pantry shelves?
(a) Crystal
(b) Mason
(c) Jelly
(d) Canning

15. How far does Lydia drive to talk with her mother?
(a) 53 miles
(b) 72 miles
(c) 80 miles
(d) 69 miles

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Granny describe what she sees in the valley?

2. What does the person that Granny really wants to see say to her?

3. What color whirligigs are on the stone-china jars?

4. When Granny’s eyes close after the doctor’s visit, what does she compare shutting her eyes to?

5. How does Granny say that life can be wasted?

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