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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 is being squeezed out of Granny as her pillow presses against her as she tries to nap?
(a) Hunger
(b) Sleep
(c) Memories
(d) Pain

2. How are Dr. Harry’s fingers described at the beginning of the story?
(a) Fat
(b) Pudgy
(c) Stick-like
(d) Slender

3. Where does Granny say that Cornelia always whispers?
(a) Around doors
(b) In her room
(c) In hallways
(d) At the dinner table

4. What does Granny say when she realizes she is dying?
(a) It’s not time
(b) I can’t go yet
(c) I’m not ready
(d) I have things to do

5. As Granny moves toward death, how does she describe the way her thoughts are going?
(a) Round and round
(b) Dipping in and out of memory
(c) Speeding past
(d) Fragmented

Short Answer Questions

1. How many birds does Granny imagine she hears?

2. According to Granny, what does a woman need inside her to have her full health?

3. What does Granny plan to go through tomorrow?

4. How many of the sick that Granny tended died?

5. After Granny considers her life, what flashes on her closed eyelids?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Granny do if the children woke in the night with nightmares?

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

3. Who does Granny really wish to see, and where does she find her?

4. What things is Granny not too old for?

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

6. What does Granny think about waste?

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

8. What would be an evening ritual when the children were little?

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

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

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