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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 plan to go through tomorrow?
(a) Spare bedroom
(b) Box of letters
(c) Pantry
(d) Hope chest

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

3. While Granny rummages around, what does she find in her mind?
(a) Death
(b) Memories
(c) Fear
(d) Anger

4. Who does Granny really want to see?
(a) Lydia
(b) George
(c) Jimmy
(d) Hapsy

5. What does Granny think when Father Connolly touches her?
(a) I needed that
(b) I’m a married woman
(c) Stop that
(d) That is comforting

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the flame when the lamp was lit?

2. Why is it important that Granny give Lydia something special?

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

4. How far does Lydia drive to talk with her mother?

5. Who sits beside Granny when she imagines stepping up into something?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Granny sense and do as she dies?

2. What does Granny want after Dr. Harry leaves in the morning?

3. Why does Granny consider getting up to close the shades?

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

5. What does Granny tell herself as she thinks about being jilted?

6. How does Cornelia’s voice seem to Granny after Granny looks at her husband’s picture?

7. What type of stories does Father Connolly tell?

8. What does Granny want to do sometimes when she is frustrated with Cornelia?

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

10. What would Granny say to the man who left her at the altar if she could see him again?

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