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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. What color was the flame when the lamp was lit?
(a) Red
(b) Blue
(c) Orange
(d) Yellow

2. At the beginning of the story, to where does Granny pull up her sheet?
(a) Neck
(b) Chin
(c) Shoulders
(d) Waist

3. Where does Granny have to go to find the person she really wants to see?
(a) Through a meadow
(b) Great many rooms
(c) Outside
(d) Into the kitchen

4. What did Granny mean to finish before she died?
(a) Curtains
(b) Dress
(c) Altar cloth
(d) Tablecloth

5. What type of army does Granny think of when she looks at the valley?
(a) Ghosts
(b) Mice
(c) Children
(d) Ducks

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tall dresser in Granny’s room have on it?

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

3. What does Granny see in the valley?

4. How does Cornelia keep secrets?

5. When Dr. Harry returns, how long does Granny believe that he has been gone?

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