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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. Harry touch Granny when she asks him to leave?

2. What did Granny want to give Cornelia?

3. What color rug was on the floor of the room when Granny learned she had been jilted?

4. What does Granny imagine stepping up into?

5. What does Granny compare her soul to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After sixty years, what does Granny decide she wants?

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

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

5. What does Granny wanted picked completely this year?

6. What does Granny see and hear Father Connolly doing at the end of the story?

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

8. What does Granny want said to Father Connolly when he arrives?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granny considers herself to have been jilted twice. What are the two times that she was jilted? What emotions does she feel during these times? Is one jilting more traumatic than the other?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of her life Granny feels betrayed. How did Granny feel about her end of life? Who did she believe would go before her? Who did she expect to come for her when she died? When he didn’t come, why did she feel betrayed?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses stream of consciousness to tell the story. How does this technique help readers understand how Granny is deteriorating, especially in her mind? How does this technique mimic what Granny is going through as she goes through the dying process?

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