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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. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Synechdoche.

2. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) O. Henry.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Edith Wharton.
(d) Willa Cather.

3. When Mr. Coulson is irritated, he complains that no one in the house does what?
(a) Responds when he rings for a servant.
(b) Listens to him when he speaks.
(c) Attempts to entertain him.
(d) Cares if he lives or dies.

4. 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) Mr. Coulson's strong cologne.
(c) The musty smell of Mr. Coulson's room.
(d) The medicine on Mr. Coulson's skin.

5. What is Mrs. Widdup's job?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Cook.
(c) Parlor maid.
(d) Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?

3. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?

4. When the narrator lists the kinds of inappropriate relationships that May encourages, one of the items in the list is "old chaps" who dress up and "parade in front of the Normal School" (332). Who are these old men trying to impress with their fancy clothing?

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

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