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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. 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) Lower-class college-aged women.
(c) Female college professors.
(d) Schoolgirls.

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

3. Which bird is Mr. Coulson said to be "elder brother" to in May?
(a) Robin.
(b) Chickadee.
(c) Turtle-dove.
(d) Pigeon.

4. Which neighborhood does Mr. Coulson live in?
(a) Carnegie Hill.
(b) Gramercy Park.
(c) Chelsea.
(d) Lincoln Square.

5. Why does Mrs. Widdup go into Mr. Coulson's room in the afternoon on the second day of the story?
(a) She wants him to finish what he was going to say on the day before.
(b) She needs to tell him that everyone else has left the house.
(c) She is concerned that he is all by himself.
(d) She hears him ring for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?

2. When "May holds up a chiding finger," (332), what is May's intention?

3. On the final morning of the story, what causes Mr. Coulson's mood to change?

4. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?

5. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?

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