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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Marry Month of May".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which bird is Mr. Coulson said to be "elder brother" to in May?
(a) Turtle-dove.
(b) Robin.
(c) Chickadee.
(d) Pigeon.

2. What kind of clam is a "chowder-doomed clam" (332)?
(a) One that is confused by its surroundings.
(b) One that is destined to be eaten in soup.
(c) One that is poisonous to humans.
(d) One that is personified as feeling worried.

3. Why does Mr. Coulson tell his servant to "bring an axe" (335)?
(a) He is joking about killing himself.
(b) He wants to cut down the flowers.
(c) He is threatening to kill the servant.
(d) He wants to break up the ice.

4. When Miss Coulson stands thinking at the window, to what insects does she mentally compare Mr. Coulson and Mrs. Widdup?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Mayflies.

5. Where Mr. Coulson is sitting, two main smells are "battling": the smell of flowers and what other smell?
(a) Mr. Coulson's uneaten breakfast.
(b) The medicine on Mr. Coulson's skin.
(c) The musty smell of Mr. Coulson's room.
(d) Mr. Coulson's strong cologne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?

2. What are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?

3. What is comic about the turn of phrase "she withstood the attack of the ethereal mildness" (334)?

4. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?

5. Miss Coulson has a "lorgnette" (334). What is a lorgnette?

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