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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 the narrator call the "most potent weapons of insidious May" (334)?
(a) Sunny days.
(b) Birds.
(c) Warm breezes.
(d) Flowers.

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

3. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Henry James.
(b) O. Henry.
(c) Willa Cather.
(d) Edith Wharton.

4. What kind of clam is a "chowder-doomed clam" (332)?
(a) One that is destined to be eaten in soup.
(b) One that is confused by its surroundings.
(c) One that is poisonous to humans.
(d) One that is personified as feeling worried.

5. Why is Mr. Coulson so clumsy on the afternoon after the ice is delivered?
(a) He is nervous about speaking to Mrs. Widdup.
(b) He is angry at Miss Coulson's meddling.
(c) He is frustrated that he has not yet been able to confess his feelings to Mrs. Widdup.
(d) He is upset because of the cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years apart are Miss Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's ages?

2. When Mr. Coulson asks for his "aconite," what is he asking for (333)?

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

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

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

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