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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 say when she realizes she is dying?

2. What would Granny say to her children when it was time to come in from playing?

3. What did Granny want to give Cornelia?

4. How does Granny describe what it was like raising the children on her own?

5. How does Granny describe what she sees in the valley?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Granny tell someone who offers to get revenge on George?

3. What would Granny say to John if she could see him again?

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

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

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

7. When Granny thinks of all she did as a young widow, what does she want to do?

8. What does Granny think about losing things?

9. How does Granny feel about her soul?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granny begins to lose control over herself and those around her. Does Granny consciously or unconsciously realize that she is losing control? What does she do with Cornelia to try to reassert some control? Does she try to gain control by the way she treats the doctor? How else does Granny try to regain some power and control?

Essay Topic 2

As a widow, Granny had to be independent. Was Granny always an independent woman or did she develop that quality? What things did Granny have to do on her own? How did she have to assert independence? How did her independent experience affect her life?

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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