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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 was the first sickness that Granny pulled through without Dr. Harry?

2. After feeling something shake her, what does Granny ask Cornelia to do?

3. What is Granny’s last act?

4. What does Granny call paying for a doctor’s visit?

5. What does Granny want to give Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Granny describe a fog that rolls in?

4. What reason does Granny give Dr. Harry for taking to her bed?

5. What does Granny wanted picked completely this year?

6. After sixty years, what does Granny decide she wants?

7. What things is Granny not too old for?

8. What does Granny think about childbirth and how it affected her?

9. What does Granny observe about Cornelia in the morning?

10. How does Hapsy look to Granny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Granny’s mind slips from the present to the past. Does Granny remember both good and bad memories? What emotions are stirred as Granny remembers the past? Do her memories prepare her to die?

Essay Topic 3

Granny craved order in her life. What did order have to do with power and control for Granny? How did order help her throughout her life? Why is Cornelia’s lack or order so frustrating for Granny?

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