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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. How does Granny say that life can be wasted?
2. What does Father Connolly usually do when he comes to visit Granny?
3. How do the faces of Granny’s children appear to her toward the end of the story?
4. After thinking about the jilting, what does Granny see Hapsy wearing?
5. As Granny thinks and tries to nap, how does she describe the day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Granny think about waste?
2. Why doesn’t Granny want to see Dr. Henry again?
3. What does Granny wish for?
4. What would Granny do if the children woke in the night with nightmares?
5. Why doesn’t Granny like her husband’s picture that sits on a dresser?
6. As Granny considers the day she was jilted, how does she describe how the day changed once the bridegroom didn’t show?
7. What does Granny feel and hear after considering whether to close the shades?
8. What type of stories does Father Connolly tell?
9. What did Granny do when she thought she was dying at age sixty?
10. What does Granny think about childbirth and how it affected her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Granny lives with her daughter Cornelia. Why does Granny complain about Cornelia? Do the women treat one another with respect? How does the relationship show Granny’s sense that she is losing control?
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