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

2. There are "jonquils" near where Mr. Coulson is sitting. What are jonquils?
(a) They are decorative figures common in early 20th century homes.
(b) They are thick woolen blankets.
(c) They are a small sparrow-like bird.
(d) They are a kind of daffodil, a flower.

3. What point is made through the juxtaposition of Mr. Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's comments about springtime?
(a) There is a significant gap in their education and social classes.
(b) Mrs. Widdup is a much more emotional person than Mr. Coulson is.
(c) They have very different points of view about springtime.
(d) Mrs. Widdup does not return Mr. Coulson's affections.

4. 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.

5. 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) He suddenly feels unsure about whether he wants to declare his feelings.
(c) He cannot remember the exact words of the quotation.
(d) The original quote is "a young man's fancy," and he realizes that he is not a "young" man.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says,"Pixies and flibbertigibbits haunt the budding woods" (332). What is in the woods?

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

3. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?

4. What does the narrator call the "most potent weapons of insidious May" (334)?

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

(see the answer key)

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