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

2. What type of lampshades does Cornelia have in Granny’s room?
(a) Lavender silk
(b) Green silk
(c) Blue silk
(d) White silk

3. When Granny considers something that was not given back, where does she feel pain that rises?
(a) Chest
(b) Stomach
(c) Ribs
(d) Groin

4. After the birth of a child, how long did it usually take Granny to be well again?
(a) 5 days
(b) 4 days
(c) 3 days
(d) 2 days

5. What does Granny want picked completely this year and not wasted?
(a) Vegetables
(b) Corn
(c) Fruit
(d) Wheat

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of army does Granny think of when she looks at the valley?

2. What word does Granny use to describe lighting the lamps?

3. Where does Dr. Harry touch Granny when she asks him to leave?

4. What does sleeping in the light give?

5. After Granny tries to tell the doctor what she wants, what whispering does she hear?

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