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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. Where does Dr. Harry touch Granny when she asks him to leave?
(a) Forehead
(b) Shoulder
(c) Hand
(d) Knee

2. What did Granny’s father have on his last birthday?
(a) Cobbler
(b) Hot toddy
(c) Wine
(d) Cake

3. What did Granny compare her children to when she lit the lamps?
(a) Puppies
(b) Little ducks
(c) Little calves
(d) Kittens

4. What does Granny actually hear after the doctor leaves her room?
(a) Mouse
(b) Whispering
(c) Wind blowing
(d) Rain drops

5. What does Cornelia say to her husband after Granny makes a request and says that she is cold because her circulation is stopped from resting in bed?
(a) Mother is cranky
(b) Mother is getting childish
(c) Mother seems tired
(d) Mother seems cross

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Granny consider doing or she won’t be able to sleep?

3. In her mind, what does Granny tell herself not to get the upper hand of her?

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

5. After feeling something shake her, what does Granny ask Cornelia to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are Dr. Harry and Cornelia whispering about in the morning?

6. What does Granny think about losing things?

7. As Granny is in bed drowsing, what does she think of death?

8. What does Granny think Cornelia and her husband say after she asks Cornelia to get her something and why does it frustrate her?

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

10. Why doesn’t Granny like her husband’s picture that sits on a dresser?

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