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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Granny think her housekeeping compares to Cornelia’s?
(a) Cornelia keeps a better house than Granny did
(b) Granny kept a better house
(c) Cornelia keeps a better house
(d) Cornelia does just as good a job as Granny did

2. How many of the sick that Granny tended died?
(a) None
(b) Just a few
(c) Only two
(d) Hardly any of them

3. What does Granny say she wants when Cornelia comes to her after the doctor leaves?
(a) Cold cloth
(b) Heat compress
(c) Drink
(d) A lot of things

4. What response does Granny get when she tells the doctor what she wants?
(a) Appeasing chat
(b) No answer
(c) Scolding
(d) Her wish

5. Why is it important that Granny give Lydia something special?
(a) She has young children to raise
(b) She is a widow
(c) She is sick
(d) She has a worthless husband

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granny imagine stepping up into?

2. What does Granny decide to do when she can’t figure out why the shades are not down?

3. What is the temperature of what Cornelia puts on Granny when she checks on her?

4. What is Cornelia saying as her mother is dying?

5. What did Granny’s father say was his daily habit?

(see the answer key)

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