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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. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?
(a) Higgins.
(b) Treadwell.
(c) Marley.
(d) Foster.

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

3. What does Mr. Coulson call Mrs. Widdup when she starts talking about "ivy and hand-organs" (335)?
(a) A romantic.
(b) Insane.
(c) A fool.
(d) "My dear."

4. The narrator says,"Pixies and flibbertigibbits haunt the budding woods" (332). What is in the woods?
(a) Dangerous monsters and people with evil intentions.
(b) Tricky supernatural creatures and shallow, easily distracted people.
(c) Dangerous monsters and shallow, easily distracted people.
(d) Tricky supernatural creatures and people with evil intentions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?

2. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?

3. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?

4. What are the details about the iceman's sleeves and hat intended to convey?

5. Which bird is Mr. Coulson said to be "elder brother" to in May?

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