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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 information does Mrs. Widdup give Mr. Coulson that contradicts what Miss Coulson told him earlier?
(a) She tells him that his manservant has gone to the post office.
(b) She tells him that it is warm outside.
(c) She tells him that Miss Coulson has had a very large ice order delivered.
(d) She tells him that Miss Coulson is upstairs sleeping.

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

3. Why does Miss Coulson ask when Mrs. Widdup's vacation begins?
(a) She is eager to get Mrs. Widdup away from Mr. Coulson.
(b) She is hoping to get away from the house for a while, herself.
(c) She is wondering if Mr. Coulson will try to go away with Mrs. Widdup.
(d) She will need to make arrangements for Mr. Coulson's care.

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

5. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Mr. Coulson is irritated, he complains that no one in the house does what?

3. What is the purpose of the allusion to the "virgin of Cologne" (334)?

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

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

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