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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 neighborhood does Mr. Coulson live in?
(a) Carnegie Hill.
(b) Gramercy Park.
(c) Lincoln Square.
(d) Chelsea.

2. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?
(a) The iceman.
(b) Miss Coulson.
(c) Mr. Coulson.
(d) Mrs. Widdup.

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

4. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Keep this information secret.
(b) I disapprove of this.
(c) Please, I am begging you.
(d) Listen carefully.

5. What does Miss Coulson's believe about love?
(a) That it is overpowering.
(b) That it is a pretense.
(c) That it is humiliating.
(d) That it is inconvenient.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Coulson hesitate as he says, "In the spring...a y -- that is a man's -- fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" (333)?

2. How old is Mrs. Widdup?

3. What is Mrs. Widdup's job?

4. Why does Mr. Coulson tell his servant to "bring an axe" (335)?

5. What information does Mrs. Widdup give Mr. Coulson that contradicts what Miss Coulson told him earlier?

(see the answer key)

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