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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. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Ice.
(d) May.

2. What is comic about the turn of phrase "she withstood the attack of the ethereal mildness" (334)?
(a) The idea that "mildness" could be "ethereal."
(b) The surprise ending to a well-known phrase.
(c) The understatement of the danger.
(d) The contradiction in the terms "attack" and "ethereal mildness."

3. According to the narrator, what does May want humans to remember?
(a) That they are also animals.
(b) That they should be grateful for the coming summer.
(c) That they are not immortal.
(d) That they should be kind to one another.

4. Why is Mr. Coulson so clumsy on the afternoon after the ice is delivered?
(a) He is frustrated that he has not yet been able to confess his feelings to Mrs. Widdup.
(b) He is angry at Miss Coulson's meddling.
(c) He is upset because of the cold.
(d) He is nervous about speaking to Mrs. Widdup.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied about Miss Coulson when she looks at the flowers "with the eye of a botanist" (334)?

2. What is implied by Mr. Coulson's mention of Palm Beach?

3. When "May holds up a chiding finger," (332), what is May's intention?

4. Why does Miss Coulson ask when Mrs. Widdup's vacation begins?

5. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?

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