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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. What type of army does Granny think of when she looks at the valley?

2. What would lighting the lamp dispel in the children?

3. What does Granny compare her soul to?

4. What did Granny compare her children to when she lit the lamps?

5. How old was Granny when she went around and made farewell visits to her children and grandchildren?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cornelia’s voice make Granny think of?

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

4. How does Granny describe a fog that rolls in?

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

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

7. Why doesn’t Granny want to see Dr. Henry again?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granny mentally lists things that she wishes to do tomorrow. How does Granny feel about getting things done or completed? What things does she think are important to do tomorrow? Why are those things that are important to finish?

Essay Topic 2

Granny’s last name is a symbol of all she has experienced and survived in her life? What are some things that Granny has weathered? How has she dealt with the challenges in her life? Did she seem to weather all that she faced?

Essay Topic 3

Granny’s mind slips from the present to the past. Does Granny remember both good and bad memories? What emotions are stirred as Granny remembers the past? Do her memories prepare her to die?

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