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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. As Granny tries to nap, what color is the light that streams in when her eyelids waver?
(a) Hazy gray
(b) Soft yellow
(c) Blue-gray
(d) Bright white

2. When Granny thinks about death, how does it feel?
(a) Clammy and unfamiliar
(b) Frightening
(c) Warm and familiar
(d) Comforting

3. When someone offered to kill Granny’s missing groom, how did he swear?
(a) Like a sailor’s parrot
(b) Like a gutter snipe
(c) Like a prize fighter
(d) Like a sailor

4. What pet name does Jimmy call his mother?
(a) Mommy
(b) Mom
(c) Mammy
(d) Mother

5. What does Granny want to send Sister Borgia?
(a) Vegetable seeds
(b) 6 jars of jelly
(c) 6 bottles of wine
(d) Flower seeds

Short Answer Questions

1. After Cornelia leaves, how long does Granny hope her children will leave her alone?

2. What colored jugs are on the pantry shelves?

3. How long has Granny tried to forget being left at the altar?

4. What is being squeezed out of Granny as her pillow presses against her as she tries to nap?

5. When Granny fenced in an acreage, who helped her clamp the wires?

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