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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. Mrs. Widdup is described as "comely" (333). What does this mean is true about her?
(a) She is attractive.
(b) She is clever.
(c) She is a hard worker.
(d) She is funny.

2. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?
(a) Higgins.
(b) Treadwell.
(c) Foster.
(d) Marley.

3. Who is Miss Van Meeker Constantia Coulson?
(a) Mr. Coulson's aunt.
(b) Mr. Coulson's daughter.
(c) Mr. Coulson's sister.
(d) Mr. Coulson's granddaughter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, what does May want humans to remember?

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

4. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?

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

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