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

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

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

4. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He strokes her hair.
(c) He touches her arm.
(d) He holds her hand.

5. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) O. Henry.
(d) Edith Wharton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mr. Coulson so clumsy on the afternoon after the ice is delivered?

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

4. What is the implication of the passage "She blushed. Oh, yes, it can be done. Just hold your breath and compress the diaphragm" (333)?

5. According to the narrator, what does May want humans to remember?

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