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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 are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?
(a) Wall hangings.
(b) Curtains hung in the doorway.
(c) Window shutters.
(d) Hanging lamps.

2. 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.

3. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?
(a) Miss Coulson runs away with the iceman.
(b) Mrs. Widdup turns out to be wealthy, herself.
(c) Mrs. Widdup's husband is still alive.
(d) Mr. Coulson never had any romantic intentions toward Mrs. Widdup at all.

4. When Mr. Coulson complains about the cold, what is his servant's response?
(a) He calls for Mrs. Widdup.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He offers to investigate the problem.
(d) He shuts the windows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?

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

3. What is the purpose of the allusion to the "virgin of Cologne" (334)?

4. What is implied by Mr. Coulson's mention of Palm Beach?

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

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