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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. After the birth of a child, how long did it usually take Granny to be well again?

2. Why does Granny grasp what she grasps toward the end?

3. What is the trouble with Cornelia, according to Granny?

4. What does Granny flick from Dr. Harry’s grasp at the beginning of the story?

5. Who does Granny mistake for Hapsy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hapsy look to Granny?

2. What does Granny think about tomorrow?

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

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

5. What happened to Granny’s world when she was jilted?

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

7. What does Granny say about her past illnesses?

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

9. What did Granny’s father do on his last birthday?

10. Why doesn’t Granny like her husband’s picture that sits on a dresser?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

After sixty years, Granny still struggles with being left at the altar. How does Granny feel when she thinks about being jilted? Has time lessened her feelings? Has the jilting affected how she looks at life? When did Granny feel like she had been jilted again? Why did her death feel like being jilted?

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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