"A Visit to Grandmother"

"A Visit to Grandmother" was written by

• William Shakespeare

• William Melvin Kelley

• O. Henry

• Jack Finney

Chig describes his father as being...

• the warmest of men.

• funny.

• irresponsible

• the laziest man he knows.

Chig's father wanted to go to _________ to attend his college class reunion.

• Atlanta

• New York City

• Nashville

• Chicago

What is the best way to describe GL's character in “A Visit to Grandmother”?

• con man

• practical joker

• Lazy and a Don Juan

• All the above

What happens when GL takes his mother for a buggy ride? Mark the answers that apply.

• The horse is calm.

• The horse becomes livelier and begins to gallop.

• They go off the road and in to a puddle.

• The horse takes the buggy, GL, and his mother off the road and into the meadow.

What reason does Charles give for driving south in “A Visit to Grandmother”?

• He needs to take Chig's brother and sister to camp

• He wants to go see his brother GL and GL's wife Rose.

• He wants to go to Nashville to attend his college class reunion.

• He is taking Chig to see his old college in case he decides to go there.

Charles says that he left home when he was fifteen because he wanted to attend school. What was probably the real reason that Charles left home?

• He thought nobody in his family loved him.

• He had a terrible fight with his brother Hiram.

• Mama sent Charles away so she could spend all her time with GL.

• He wanted to get a college degree to show he was better than GL.

Chig notices that his father gets an ugly look on his face when he hugs Mama. What can you infer about how Charles feels about Mama?

• He is frightened of Mama's rage.

• He feels respect and love for Mama.

• He is angry at Mama about something.

• He feels ashamed of himself around Mama.

Which of the following lines from “A Visit to Grandmother” is an example of direct characterization?

• “Doctor Charles Dunford cared about people.”

• “She let him go, and fell back into her chair, grabbing the arms.”

• “When Uncle Hiram and Mae, his wife, came they sat down to eat.” r.”

• “They sat in silence for awhile and then heard a key in the front door

Which of the following lines from the story is an example of indirect characterization?

• “The old lady had not heard him; only Chig had heard.”

• "She smiled. She had all her teeth, but they were too perfect to be her own.”

• “They had been met at the door by Aunt Rose, GL's wife, and ushered into the living room.”

• “Tears now traveled down the lines in her face, but when she spoke, her voice was clear.”