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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 implied by the number of days for which Miss Coulson orders extra ice?
(a) She thinks that she will need five days to get to know the iceman better.
(b) She thinks that the flowers will be done blooming in five days.
(c) She knows that after five days Mr. Coulson will be too irritated to talk to Mrs. Widdup at all.
(d) She wants the deliveries to last until Mrs. Widdup leaves for vacation.

2. When Mr. Coulson complains about the cold, what is his servant's response?
(a) He offers to investigate the problem.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He calls for Mrs. Widdup.
(d) He shuts the windows.

3. When Miss Coulson stands thinking at the window, to what insects does she mentally compare Mr. Coulson and Mrs. Widdup?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Mayflies.
(d) Mosquitoes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mrs. Widdup?

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

3. What information does Mrs. Widdup give Mr. Coulson that contradicts what Miss Coulson told him earlier?

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

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

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