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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 point is made through the juxtaposition of Mr. Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's comments about springtime?
(a) They have very different points of view about springtime.
(b) Mrs. Widdup does not return Mr. Coulson's affections.
(c) There is a significant gap in their education and social classes.
(d) Mrs. Widdup is a much more emotional person than Mr. Coulson is.

2. What is implied by Mr. Coulson's mention of Palm Beach?
(a) He dislikes New York.
(b) He does not want Mrs. Widdup to go away on vacation.
(c) He misses his friends in Palm Beach.
(d) He spends the winter in Palm Beach.

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

4. What claim is the narrator making by calling humans "lineal scions of the pansy" (332)?
(a) Plants and animals are just as valuable as humans.
(b) Humans and flowers are related through evolution.
(c) Pansies are more like humans than most people realize.
(d) Humans are the servants of nature.

5. Why does Miss Coulson ask when Mrs. Widdup's vacation begins?
(a) She is hoping to get away from the house for a while, herself.
(b) She is eager to get Mrs. Widdup away from Mr. Coulson.
(c) She will need to make arrangements for Mr. Coulson's care.
(d) She is wondering if Mr. Coulson will try to go away with Mrs. Widdup.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?

3. What are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?

4. What does Mr. Coulson call Mrs. Widdup when she starts talking about "ivy and hand-organs" (335)?

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

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