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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 does Miss Coulson's believe about love?
(a) That it is a pretense.
(b) That it is overpowering.
(c) That it is humiliating.
(d) That it is inconvenient.

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 a small sparrow-like bird.
(c) They are thick woolen blankets.
(d) They are a kind of daffodil, a flower.

3. When Mr. Coulson asks for his "aconite," what is he asking for (333)?
(a) A religious text that provides commentary on the Bible.
(b) A hot breakfast cereal, like porridge or gruel.
(c) An herbal medicine used to treat pain and inflammation.
(d) A wooden cane with a carved top.

4. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. Coulson complains about the cold, what is his servant's response?

2. How old is Mrs. Widdup?

3. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?

4. Miss Coulson has a "lorgnette" (334). What is a lorgnette?

5. What is comic about the turn of phrase "she withstood the attack of the ethereal mildness" (334)?

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