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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. When Dr. Harry comes back, how does he describe Granny?

2. What does Granny actually hear after the doctor leaves her room?

3. What types of glasses are on the pantry shelves?

4. When Granny is talking to herself, how does Granny’s face feel when Cornelia asks her mother what she has said?

5. What does Granny feel like doing when she imagines hearing something?

Short Essay Questions

1. What letters does Granny intend to deal with tomorrow?

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

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

4. What does Granny think about tomorrow?

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

6. What does Granny tell herself as she thinks about being jilted?

7. What would Granny do if the children woke in the night with nightmares?

8. How does Cornelia’s voice seem to Granny after Granny looks at her husband’s picture?

9. What are the first thoughts Granny has of her jilting as she drowses?

10. How does Granny feel about her soul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the story, Granny seems to have a firm grasp on reality. When does it become apparent that Granny is losing touch with reality? As she loses touch with reality, where does Granny’s mind wander? Does she realize that reality is skewed for her?

Essay Topic 2

Granny mentally lists things that she wishes to do tomorrow. How does Granny feel about getting things done or completed? What things does she think are important to do tomorrow? Why are those things that are important to finish?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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