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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 Miss Coulson has had a very large ice order delivered.
(b) She tells him that Miss Coulson is upstairs sleeping.
(c) She tells him that it is warm outside.
(d) She tells him that his manservant has gone to the post office.

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Coulson hesitate as he says, "In the spring...a y -- that is a man's -- fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" (333)?
(a) Mrs. Widdup is giving him a puzzled look.
(b) The original quote is "a young man's fancy," and he realizes that he is not a "young" man.
(c) He suddenly feels unsure about whether he wants to declare his feelings.
(d) He cannot remember the exact words of the quotation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is implied by Mr. Coulson's mention of Palm Beach?

3. What is implied about Miss Coulson when she looks at the flowers "with the eye of a botanist" (334)?

4. What point is made through the juxtaposition of Mr. Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's comments about springtime?

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

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