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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Dr. Harry comes back, how does he describe Granny?
(a) Young and happy
(b) Content
(c) Angry
(d) Peaceful and sleepy

3. What is Father Connolly murmuring toward the end of the story?
(a) In Latin
(b) Psalm 23
(c) Last rites
(d) A Mass

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

5. What would lighting the lamp dispel in the children?
(a) Fear
(b) Quarrelling
(c) Fighting
(d) Anxiety

Short Answer Questions

1. When is it when Dr. Harry comes back to see Granny?

2. After Cornelia leaves, how long does Granny hope her children will leave her alone?

3. When Cornelia says to humor Granny because she’s eighty, how does Granny feel?

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

5. What does Lydia say when she comes to see Granny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Granny’s father do on his last birthday?

2. What are some things that Granny had to do mostly by herself?

3. Who does Granny thank for helping her raise her children alone?

4. After feeling something wet, what does Granny consider about Cornelia and say to her?

5. What did Granny’s father think made him live so long?

6. What did Granny do when she thought she was dying at age sixty?

7. What does Granny observe about Cornelia in the morning?

8. How does Granny describe how the lamps were lit in the evenings?

9. Why doesn’t Granny want Dr. Harry attending to her?

10. What things is Granny not too old for?

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