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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 foreshadows later plot events.
(b) It reminds the reader that Miss Coulson is very religious.
(c) It characterizes Miss Coulson as cruel and selfish.
(d) It implies that Miss Coulson is uninterested in romantic love.

2. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?
(a) He strokes her hair.
(b) He holds her hand.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He touches her arm.

3. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Please, I am begging you.
(b) I disapprove of this.
(c) Keep this information secret.
(d) Listen carefully.

4. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?
(a) Ice.
(b) Flowers.
(c) May.
(d) Wealth.

5. What is Mrs. Widdup's job?
(a) Parlor maid.
(b) Cook.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What claim is the narrator making by calling humans "lineal scions of the pansy" (332)?

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

3. Why does Mrs. Widdup go into Mr. Coulson's room in the afternoon on the second day of the story?

4. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?

5. Why is Mr. Coulson so clumsy on the afternoon after the ice is delivered?

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