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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 does the narrator warn the reader to "never trust" (333)?
(a) Hyacinths.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Warm breezes.
(d) May.

2. What claim is the narrator making by calling humans "lineal scions of the pansy" (332)?
(a) Pansies are more like humans than most people realize.
(b) Plants and animals are just as valuable as humans.
(c) Humans are the servants of nature.
(d) Humans and flowers are related through evolution.

3. When the narrator lists the kinds of inappropriate relationships that May encourages, one of the items in the list is "old chaps" who dress up and "parade in front of the Normal School" (332). Who are these old men trying to impress with their fancy clothing?
(a) Young women training to become school teachers.
(b) Schoolgirls.
(c) Lower-class college-aged women.
(d) Female college professors.

4. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?
(a) Mrs. Widdup's husband is still alive.
(b) Miss Coulson runs away with the iceman.
(c) Mr. Coulson never had any romantic intentions toward Mrs. Widdup at all.
(d) Mrs. Widdup turns out to be wealthy, herself.

5. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He strokes her hair.
(c) He touches her arm.
(d) He holds her hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?

2. Which bird is Mr. Coulson said to be "elder brother" to in May?

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

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

5. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?

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