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

2. On the final morning of the story, what causes Mr. Coulson's mood to change?
(a) He is in much less pain than usual.
(b) Miss Coulson has told him that he is behaving badly.
(c) It is warm again and the windows are open.
(d) Mrs. Widdup has threatened to quit.

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

4. What point is made through the juxtaposition of Mr. Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's comments about springtime?
(a) They have very different points of view about springtime.
(b) There is a significant gap in their education and social classes.
(c) Mrs. Widdup is a much more emotional person than Mr. Coulson is.
(d) Mrs. Widdup does not return Mr. Coulson's affections.

5. After the iceman tells Miss Coulson, "It'll be a pleasure to fix things up for you any way you please," the narrator comments "Alas for May" (334). What is implied by this comment?
(a) Miss Coulson has deliberately given the iceman the wrong impression about her intentions.
(b) The iceman is mocking Miss Coulson for making such a strange request.
(c) The iceman is flirting a little bit with Miss Coulson.
(d) Miss Coulson would not have to scheme against Mr. Coulson if it were not for the season.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the details about the iceman's sleeves and hat intended to convey?

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

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

4. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?

5. How old is Mrs. Widdup?

(see the answer key)

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