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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. How many of the sick that Granny tended died?
(a) Just a few
(b) Hardly any of them
(c) None
(d) Only two

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

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

4. What color were John’s eyes?
(a) Brown
(b) Gray
(c) Blue
(d) Green

5. According to Granny, what does a woman need inside her to have her full health?
(a) Child
(b) Milk
(c) Good food
(d) Love

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a frequent topic of Father Connolly’s stories?

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

3. How does Cornelia keep secrets?

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

5. What shakes Granny after she considers who she might have exchanged her husband for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Dr. Harry leaves in the morning, what sounds does Granny hear?

3. What does Granny say about her past illnesses?

4. What did one of men do when Granny learned her groom was not coming?

5. After Dr. Harry leaves in the morning, what does Granny think of while she lays and drowses?

6. When Granny thinks about Cornelia’s character qualities, what does she want to do to Cornelia?

7. What letters does Granny intend to deal with tomorrow?

8. What would Granny say to John if she could see him again?

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

10. As Granny considers the day she was jilted, how does she describe how the day changed once the bridegroom didn’t show?

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