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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 is the purpose of the allusion to the "virgin of Cologne" (334)?
(a) It reminds the reader that Miss Coulson is very religious.
(b) It characterizes Miss Coulson as cruel and selfish.
(c) It implies that Miss Coulson is uninterested in romantic love.
(d) It foreshadows later plot events.

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

3. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Hyperbole.

4. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Paronomasia.
(c) Paraprosdokian.
(d) Anaphora.

5. How does Miss Coulson spend the afternoon after her conversation with her father about the cold?
(a) She goes shopping.
(b) She takes a long nap.
(c) She reads a romance book.
(d) She works in the garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?

4. On page 334, the narrator refers to the "panoply" of Miss Coulson's "unthrilled bosom." What is the meaning of "panoply" in this context?

5. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?

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