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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 is the tall dresser in the room where Granny is?

2. What happened after Granny made her will?

3. What does Granny plan to go through tomorrow?

4. What does Granny feel around her wrist?

5. What did Granny mean to finish before she died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Granny sense and do as she dies?

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

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

5. As Granny considers the day she was jilted, how does she describe how the day changed once the bridegroom didn’t show?

6. What does Granny think about waste?

7. What does Cornelia’s voice make Granny think of?

8. What does Granny tell someone who offers to get revenge on George?

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

10. How does Granny feel about her soul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granny fondly remembers the days when her children were little. What did Granny most enjoy about having young children? Why does she sometimes wish to go back to those days? What has she lost as her children have grown?

Essay Topic 2

Granny death is the last event in the story. When does it become obvious that Granny is not sick, but dying? Does Granny fear death? Is death what she expected? What emotions does she seem to feel as she dies?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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