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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. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) O. Henry.
(d) Willa Cather.
2. 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)?
(a) He cannot remember the exact words of the quotation.
(b) He suddenly feels unsure about whether he wants to declare his feelings.
(c) The original quote is "a young man's fancy," and he realizes that he is not a "young" man.
(d) Mrs. Widdup is giving him a puzzled look.
3. What claim is the narrator making by calling humans "lineal scions of the pansy" (332)?
(a) Pansies are more like humans than most people realize.
(b) Humans are the servants of nature.
(c) Humans and flowers are related through evolution.
(d) Plants and animals are just as valuable as humans.
4. What does the narrator call the "most potent weapons of insidious May" (334)?
(a) Birds.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Sunny days.
(d) Warm breezes.
5. What is the purpose of the allusion to the "virgin of Cologne" (334)?
(a) It characterizes Miss Coulson as cruel and selfish.
(b) It foreshadows later plot events.
(c) It implies that Miss Coulson is uninterested in romantic love.
(d) It reminds the reader that Miss Coulson is very religious.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
2. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?
3. 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?
4. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?
5. When Mr. Coulson complains about the cold, what is his servant's response?
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