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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 think of the world she found after being jilted?

2. What does Granny think when Father Connolly touches her?

3. When does Granny plan to get back to work again?

4. When someone offered to kill Granny’s missing groom, how did he swear?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. As Granny considers the day she was jilted, how does she describe how the day changed once the bridegroom didn’t show?

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

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

4. What did Granny’s father think made him live so long?

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 does Cornelia’s voice make Granny think of?

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

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

9. What does Father Connolly usually do when he visits?

10. As Granny thinks further of her jilting, what does she consider?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All of Granny’s children are at her side when she dies. Do her children still respect Granny? How do Lydia and Jimmy show that they still respect their mother? How does Cornelia show respect? What is Granny’s relationship with her grown children?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. Harry frustrates Granny. What is the main complaint that Granny has with Dr. Harry? Does he make her feel threatened? Does Dr. Harry have any ability to help Granny? Why does he frustrate her so?

Essay Topic 3

Granny craved order in her life. What did order have to do with power and control for Granny? How did order help her throughout her life? Why is Cornelia’s lack or order so frustrating for Granny?

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