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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 clear in the first interaction between Mr. Coulson, Miss Coulson, and Mrs. Widdup?
(a) Both Mr. Coulson and Mrs. Widdup are aware that Miss Coulson will disapprove of them having a relationship.
(b) Miss Coulson has no idea that Mr. Coulson has romantic intentions toward Mrs. Widdup.
(c) Mrs. Widdup is much more intelligent than she seems at first.
(d) Mr. Coulson is used to having to trick Miss Coulson in order to get his way.

2. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?
(a) Anemia.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Gout.
(d) Rheumatism.

3. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?
(a) She interrupts Mr. Coulson when he is speaking.
(b) She thinks that Mr. Coulson is telling her about his feelings for another woman.
(c) She does not pay attention to how much medication she is supposed to give Mr. Coulson.
(d) She does not respond to the question that Mr. Coulson asks her.

4. What are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?
(a) Window shutters.
(b) Hanging lamps.
(c) Wall hangings.
(d) Curtains hung in the doorway.

5. When Mr. Coulson asks for his "aconite," what is he asking for (333)?
(a) A wooden cane with a carved top.
(b) A religious text that provides commentary on the Bible.
(c) An herbal medicine used to treat pain and inflammation.
(d) A hot breakfast cereal, like porridge or gruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?

2. What is comic about the turn of phrase "she withstood the attack of the ethereal mildness" (334)?

3. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?

4. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?

5. What does Mr. Coulson call Mrs. Widdup when she starts talking about "ivy and hand-organs" (335)?

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