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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. Why does Miss Coulson ask when Mrs. Widdup's vacation begins?
(a) She will need to make arrangements for Mr. Coulson's care.
(b) She is eager to get Mrs. Widdup away from Mr. Coulson.
(c) She is wondering if Mr. Coulson will try to go away with Mrs. Widdup.
(d) She is hoping to get away from the house for a while, herself.

2. On the final morning of the story, what causes Mr. Coulson's mood to change?
(a) Mrs. Widdup has threatened to quit.
(b) It is warm again and the windows are open.
(c) Miss Coulson has told him that he is behaving badly.
(d) He is in much less pain than usual.

3. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?
(a) I disapprove of this.
(b) Please, I am begging you.
(c) Listen carefully.
(d) Keep this information secret.

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

5. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Personification.
(d) Understatement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which neighborhood does Mr. Coulson live in?

3. There are "jonquils" near where Mr. Coulson is sitting. What are jonquils?

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

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

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