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

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

3. What is implied by Mr. Coulson's mention of Palm Beach?
(a) He dislikes New York.
(b) He misses his friends in Palm Beach.
(c) He does not want Mrs. Widdup to go away on vacation.
(d) He spends the winter in Palm Beach.

4. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. How old is Mrs. Widdup?
(a) 30.
(b) 49.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Coulson tell his servant to "bring an axe" (335)?

2. The narrator says,"Pixies and flibbertigibbits haunt the budding woods" (332). What is in the woods?

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

4. What are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?

5. Where Mr. Coulson is sitting, two main smells are "battling": the smell of flowers and what other smell?

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