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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 does Granny tell Cornelia to do?

2. When Cornelia gets on Granny’s nerves, what does Granny long to do?

3. What is Father Connolly murmuring toward the end of the story?

4. Who sits beside Granny when she imagines stepping up into something?

5. What did Granny’s father say was his daily habit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Granny think about tomorrow?

2. What does Granny wish for?

3. How did Granny think of John, and why has her view of him changed?

4. What does Granny think about childbirth and how it affected her?

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

6. What type of stories does Father Connolly tell?

7. How does Hapsy interact with Granny?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granny death is the last event in the story. When does it become obvious that Granny is not sick, but dying? Does Granny fear death? Is death what she expected? What emotions does she seem to feel as she dies?

Essay Topic 2

Granny has a conflict with Dr. Harry. Why does Granny have conflicts with Dr. Harry? Does she have conflicts with other characters? How does conflict move along the plot of the story?

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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