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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. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Keep this information secret.
(b) Listen carefully.
(c) I disapprove of this.
(d) Please, I am begging you.

2. Miss Coulson has a "lorgnette" (334). What is a lorgnette?
(a) Glasses that have a handle instead of ear-pieces.
(b) A round, flat case designed to hold medications or tobacco.
(c) A high-necked, long-sleeved sweater.
(d) A piece of jewelry used to hold a scarf or shawl closed.

3. What is the implication of the passage "She blushed. Oh, yes, it can be done. Just hold your breath and compress the diaphragm" (333)?
(a) Mrs. Widdup may be faking her reaction to Mr. Coulson.
(b) Blushing happens when the diaphragm is contracted too forcefully.
(c) In her excitement, Mrs. Widdup can barely breathe.
(d) Most people blush on purpose.

4. What does Mr. Coulson call Mrs. Widdup when she starts talking about "ivy and hand-organs" (335)?
(a) "My dear."
(b) Insane.
(c) A fool.
(d) A romantic.

5. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?
(a) Mr. Coulson.
(b) Mrs. Widdup.
(c) Miss Coulson.
(d) The iceman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?

3. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?

4. What does the narrator warn the reader to "never trust" (333)?

5. What does the narrator call the "most potent weapons of insidious May" (334)?

(see the answer key)

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