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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color rug was on the floor of the room when Granny learned she had been jilted?

2. What did Granny’s father have on his last birthday?

3. When Granny thinks about death, how does it feel?

4. Who else can wear the jewelry that Granny wants to give Cornelia?

5. What does Granny think of the world she found after being jilted?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Granny’s father think made him live so long?

3. After Dr. Harry leaves in the morning, what does Granny think of while she lays and drowses?

4. What are Dr. Harry and Cornelia whispering about in the morning?

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

6. What did one of men do when Granny learned her groom was not coming?

7. How did Granny think of John, and why has her view of him changed?

8. What would Granny say to John if she could see him again?

9. What does Granny think Cornelia and her husband say after she asks Cornelia to get her something and why does it frustrate her?

10. What would Granny do if the children woke in the night with nightmares?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a widow, Granny had to be independent. Was Granny always an independent woman or did she develop that quality? What things did Granny have to do on her own? How did she have to assert independence? How did her independent experience affect her life?

Essay Topic 2

In the story, Granny feels like she is being humored. How does her imminent death affect how people treat Granny? Who is humoring Granny? Why does Cornelia humor her? Why does the doctor?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of her life Granny feels betrayed. How did Granny feel about her end of life? Who did she believe would go before her? Who did she expect to come for her when she died? When he didn’t come, why did she feel betrayed?

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