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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. Which neighborhood does Mr. Coulson live in?
(a) Gramercy Park.
(b) Chelsea.
(c) Carnegie Hill.
(d) Lincoln Square.

2. What information does Mrs. Widdup give Mr. Coulson that contradicts what Miss Coulson told him earlier?
(a) She tells him that Miss Coulson has had a very large ice order delivered.
(b) She tells him that Miss Coulson is upstairs sleeping.
(c) She tells him that it is warm outside.
(d) She tells him that his manservant has gone to the post office.

3. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?
(a) Mr. Coulson.
(b) Mrs. Widdup.
(c) Miss Coulson.
(d) The iceman.

4. What does the narrator warn the reader to "never trust" (333)?
(a) Warm breezes.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) May.
(d) Hyacinths.

5. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?
(a) With a poem that condemns May.
(b) With laughter.
(c) With more accurate scientific information.
(d) With a punch in the eye.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Van Meeker Constantia Coulson?

3. After the iceman tells Miss Coulson, "It'll be a pleasure to fix things up for you any way you please," the narrator comments "Alas for May" (334). What is implied by this comment?

4. What is implied by the number of days for which Miss Coulson orders extra ice?

5. What is the implication of the passage "She blushed. Oh, yes, it can be done. Just hold your breath and compress the diaphragm" (333)?

(see the answer key)

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