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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. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?
(a) With laughter.
(b) With a punch in the eye.
(c) With a poem that condemns May.
(d) With more accurate scientific information.

2. When Mr. Coulson continues quoting the poem and mentions "a livelier iris," what does Mrs. Widdup think he is talking about? (333)
(a) The Irish.
(b) A bird.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Flowers.

3. When Miss Coulson stands thinking at the window, to what insects does she mentally compare Mr. Coulson and Mrs. Widdup?
(a) Mayflies.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Fleas.

4. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?
(a) She interrupts Mr. Coulson when he is speaking.
(b) She thinks that Mr. Coulson is telling her about his feelings for another woman.
(c) She does not respond to the question that Mr. Coulson asks her.
(d) She does not pay attention to how much medication she is supposed to give Mr. Coulson.

5. What is implied by the number of days for which Miss Coulson orders extra ice?
(a) She thinks that the flowers will be done blooming in five days.
(b) She wants the deliveries to last until Mrs. Widdup leaves for vacation.
(c) She thinks that she will need five days to get to know the iceman better.
(d) She knows that after five days Mr. Coulson will be too irritated to talk to Mrs. Widdup at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?

2. On the final morning of the story, what causes Mr. Coulson's mood to change?

3. What does Miss Coulson's believe about love?

4. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?

5. Miss Coulson has a "lorgnette" (334). What is a lorgnette?

(see the answer key)

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