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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dug the post holes when Granny fenced in an acreage?
(a) Lydia
(b) Jimmy
(c) Granny
(d) Cornelia

2. What is the reason Granny gives the doctor for taking to her bed?
(a) To get rid of Lydia
(b) To get out of baking
(c) To get rid of Cornelia
(d) To get out of cleaning

3. What shakes Granny after she considers who she might have exchanged her husband for?
(a) Thunder
(b) Deep roaring
(c) Children
(d) Explosion

4. What does Granny ask Cornelia after feeling something shake?
(a) Is that a vehicle?
(b) Is that lightning?
(c) Did you hear that?
(d) What is that sound?

5. How old was Granny when she went around and made farewell visits to her children and grandchildren?
(a) 67
(b) 74
(c) 60
(d) 65

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person Granny would have exchanged her husband for?

2. What does Granny say to the doctor as she considers what she wanted to give her children?

3. What does the person that Granny really wants to see say to her?

4. After describing Dr. Harry, how does Cornelia’s voice sound to Granny?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Granny thank for helping her raise her children alone?

2. What type of stories does Father Connolly tell?

3. After Dr. Harry leaves in the morning, what sounds does Granny hear?

4. What did Granny’s father do on his last birthday?

5. As Granny thinks further of her jilting, what does she consider?

6. Why doesn’t Granny like her husband’s picture that sits on a dresser?

7. What does Granny want after Dr. Harry leaves in the morning?

8. Why doesn’t Granny want to see Dr. Henry again?

9. When Granny thinks about Cornelia’s character qualities, what does she want to do to Cornelia?

10. What things is Granny not too old for?

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