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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. Miss Coulson has a "lorgnette" (334). What is a lorgnette?
(a) Glasses that have a handle instead of ear-pieces.
(b) A piece of jewelry used to hold a scarf or shawl closed.
(c) A round, flat case designed to hold medications or tobacco.
(d) A high-necked, long-sleeved sweater.

2. What is the purpose of the allusion to the "virgin of Cologne" (334)?
(a) It implies that Miss Coulson is uninterested in romantic love.
(b) It characterizes Miss Coulson as cruel and selfish.
(c) It reminds the reader that Miss Coulson is very religious.
(d) It foreshadows later plot events.

3. What is implied about Miss Coulson when she looks at the flowers "with the eye of a botanist" (334)?
(a) She is very intelligent.
(b) She is logical and unemotional.
(c) She is thinking of cutting them down.
(d) She is curious.

4. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?
(a) Mrs. Widdup's husband is still alive.
(b) Mrs. Widdup turns out to be wealthy, herself.
(c) Miss Coulson runs away with the iceman.
(d) Mr. Coulson never had any romantic intentions toward Mrs. Widdup at all.

5. What are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?
(a) Curtains hung in the doorway.
(b) Wall hangings.
(c) Hanging lamps.
(d) Window shutters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years apart are Miss Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's ages?

2. When Mr. Coulson continues quoting the poem and mentions "a livelier iris," what does Mrs. Widdup think he is talking about? (333)

3. According to the narrator, what does May want humans to remember?

4. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?

5. Which neighborhood does Mr. Coulson live in?

(see the answer key)

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