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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. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the park across from the house.
(d) In the vacant lot next door.

2. Mrs. Widdup is described as "comely" (333). What does this mean is true about her?
(a) She is clever.
(b) She is attractive.
(c) She is a hard worker.
(d) She is funny.

3. What does Miss Coulson's believe about love?
(a) That it is inconvenient.
(b) That it is a pretense.
(c) That it is humiliating.
(d) That it is overpowering.

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

5. On page 334, the narrator refers to the "panoply" of Miss Coulson's "unthrilled bosom." What is the meaning of "panoply" in this context?
(a) A suit of armor.
(b) Ceremonial clothing.
(c) An impressive array.
(d) Unemotional wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?

2. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?

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

4. What is Mrs. Widdup's job?

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

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