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When Granny sees Hapsy coming into the room, others around her perceive that— a. Hapsy is actually leaving the room. b. the weather is getting...

The answer is d:
Granny hallucinates and thinks that Hapsy, who is dead, has come into the room, but it is actually Lydia, who enters.


In the fifth paragraph from the last, beginning with "Light flashed on her closed eyelids...." a deep roaring sound seems to shake Granny. She asks Cornelia if there is a storm coming because she has heard thunder, and she tells her daughter to close the windows. Then, realizing that death approaches, she asks that the children be called to her bedside. As they enter, Granny asks, "Is that you Hapsy?" "Oh no, I'm Lydia."


Hapsy, who is already dead, has been Granny's dearest and favorite child all her life. She calls from her heart for this child, because Hapsy would be her greatest comfort. "What if I don't find her?" she worries. Granny prays that God will give her a sign, but nothing happens. For Granny, this is her second jilting: "I'll never forgive it" she utters with her last sorrowful breath.


 

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