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

2. When Mr. Coulson is irritated, he complains that no one in the house does what?
(a) Responds when he rings for a servant.
(b) Listens to him when he speaks.
(c) Cares if he lives or dies.
(d) Attempts to entertain him.

3. 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 needs to tell him that everyone else has left the house.
(c) She hears him ring for help.
(d) She wants him to finish what he was going to say on the day before.

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

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)?
(a) In her excitement, Mrs. Widdup can barely breathe.
(b) Most people blush on purpose.
(c) Mrs. Widdup may be faking her reaction to Mr. Coulson.
(d) Blushing happens when the diaphragm is contracted too forcefully.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is clear in the first interaction between Mr. Coulson, Miss Coulson, and Mrs. Widdup?

4. What does Miss Coulson's believe about love?

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

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