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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 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 thinks that she will need five days to get to know the iceman better.
(c) She wants the deliveries to last until Mrs. Widdup leaves for vacation.
(d) She knows that after five days Mr. Coulson will be too irritated to talk to Mrs. Widdup at all.
2. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?
(a) She interrupts Mr. Coulson when he is speaking.
(b) She does not pay attention to how much medication she is supposed to give Mr. Coulson.
(c) She thinks that Mr. Coulson is telling her about his feelings for another woman.
(d) She does not respond to the question that Mr. Coulson asks her.
3. Where Mr. Coulson is sitting, two main smells are "battling": the smell of flowers and what other smell?
(a) Mr. Coulson's strong cologne.
(b) The medicine on Mr. Coulson's skin.
(c) Mr. Coulson's uneaten breakfast.
(d) The musty smell of Mr. Coulson's room.
4. On the final morning of the story, what causes Mr. Coulson's mood to change?
(a) Mrs. Widdup has threatened to quit.
(b) Miss Coulson has told him that he is behaving badly.
(c) He is in much less pain than usual.
(d) It is warm again and the windows are open.
5. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?
(a) Ice.
(b) May.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Wealth.
Short Answer Questions
1. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?
2. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?
3. After the iceman tells Miss Coulson, "It'll be a pleasure to fix things up for you any way you please," the narrator comments "Alas for May" (334). What is implied by this comment?
4. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?
5. When Mr. Coulson asks for his "aconite," what is he asking for (333)?
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