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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 the flowers will be done blooming in five days.
(b) She wants the deliveries to last until Mrs. Widdup leaves for vacation.
(c) She thinks that she will need five days to get to know the iceman better.
(d) She knows that after five days Mr. Coulson will be too irritated to talk to Mrs. Widdup at all.

2. What is clear in the first interaction between Mr. Coulson, Miss Coulson, and Mrs. Widdup?
(a) Both Mr. Coulson and Mrs. Widdup are aware that Miss Coulson will disapprove of them having a relationship.
(b) Mr. Coulson is used to having to trick Miss Coulson in order to get his way.
(c) Miss Coulson has no idea that Mr. Coulson has romantic intentions toward Mrs. Widdup.
(d) Mrs. Widdup is much more intelligent than she seems at first.

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

4. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) O. Henry.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Edith Wharton.

5. What are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?
(a) Window shutters.
(b) Curtains hung in the doorway.
(c) Wall hangings.
(d) Hanging lamps.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are "jonquils" near where Mr. Coulson is sitting. What are jonquils?

2. Who is Miss Van Meeker Constantia Coulson?

3. When Miss Coulson stands thinking at the window, to what insects does she mentally compare Mr. Coulson and Mrs. Widdup?

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

5. What is the implication of the passage "She blushed. Oh, yes, it can be done. Just hold your breath and compress the diaphragm" (333)?

(see the answer key)

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