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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 is the trouble with Cornelia, according to Granny?
2. What does sleeping in the light give?
3. At the beginning of the story, what does Granny ask the doctor to take with him and go?
4. How does Granny describe the way the doctor moves around the bed?
5. How does Granny think her housekeeping compares to Cornelia’s?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Granny feel and hear after considering whether to close the shades?
2. How does Hapsy look to Granny?
3. As Granny thinks further of her jilting, what does she consider?
4. What does Granny tell herself as she thinks about being jilted?
5. What does Granny want after Dr. Harry leaves in the morning?
6. After Dr. Harry leaves in the morning, what does Granny think of while she lays and drowses?
7. What does Father Connolly usually do when he visits?
8. After feeling something wet, what does Granny consider about Cornelia and say to her?
9. How does Cornelia’s voice seem to Granny after Granny looks at her husband’s picture?
10. What would Granny say to John if she could see him again?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses stream of consciousness to tell the story. How does this technique help readers to feel what Granny is feeling? Does this technique make it difficult to follow the story? How does this technique effectively show Granny’s thoughts and feelings 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
In different ways, both George and John left Granny. Which of the men left Granny because he chose to leave her? Was it easier for Granny to accept the leaving of one or the other men? How did Granny cope when George left? How did she cope when John left?
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