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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 Mrs. Widdup's job?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Cook.
(d) Parlor maid.

2. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?
(a) May.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Ice.
(d) Wealth.

3. What kind of clam is a "chowder-doomed clam" (332)?
(a) One that is destined to be eaten in soup.
(b) One that is confused by its surroundings.
(c) One that is poisonous to humans.
(d) One that is personified as feeling worried.

4. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 2,000 pounds.
(d) 250 pounds.

5. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?
(a) Marley.
(b) Treadwell.
(c) Higgins.
(d) Foster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mrs. Widdup is described as "comely" (333). What does this mean is true about her?

3. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?

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

5. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?

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