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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 narrator says,"Pixies and flibbertigibbits haunt the budding woods" (332). What is in the woods?
(a) Dangerous monsters and shallow, easily distracted people.
(b) Dangerous monsters and people with evil intentions.
(c) Tricky supernatural creatures and shallow, easily distracted people.
(d) Tricky supernatural creatures and people with evil intentions.

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

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

4. 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) Blushing happens when the diaphragm is contracted too forcefully.
(b) In her excitement, Mrs. Widdup can barely breathe.
(c) Most people blush on purpose.
(d) Mrs. Widdup may be faking her reaction to Mr. Coulson.

5. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Paraprosdokian.
(c) Paronomasia.
(d) Synecdoche.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?

2. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?

3. What kind of clam is a "chowder-doomed clam" (332)?

4. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?

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

(see the answer key)

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