The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When did Granny Weatherall make farewell visits to her children?
when she was 64
when she was 70
when she was 54
when she was 60
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did the author, Katherine Anne Porter, choose to use stream of consciousness writing?
to express the thoughts of family gathered around Granny
to point out the injustices Granny has suffered
to allow the reader to get inside Granny's head
to diescribe the difficult life of a farm wife
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Granny thinks about a stack of letters and worries they will be found. Who are they from?
her favorite child who died
from the man who jilted her and from her husband
from friends about a life she left behind
from her mother who disapproved of her marriage
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes Granny?
She likes things to be neat and orderly with no waste.
She lives life to the fullest and celebrates even the small things.
She is bitter and angry about the many losses she faced in her life.
She is sad over the deaths of her children and husband.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Granny experienced all of the following EXCEPT ...
being left at the altar on her wedding day.
traveling to see her children to tell them goodbye when she felt her life was coming to an end.
raising her children as a single parent.
being left by her husband for another woman.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is not a character in "Granny Weatherall"?
Cornelia
Dr. Harry
Father Connolly
Mary
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the meaning of the word 'jilting' in the title 'The Jilting of Granny Weatherall'?
happiness or contentment
love or affection
abandonment or rejection
success or achievement
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CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
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