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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. Why does Mrs. Widdup go into Mr. Coulson's room in the afternoon on the second day of the story?
(a) She wants him to finish what he was going to say on the day before.
(b) She needs to tell him that everyone else has left the house.
(c) She hears him ring for help.
(d) She is concerned that he is all by himself.

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

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

4. What is implied by the number of days for which Miss Coulson orders extra ice?
(a) She wants the deliveries to last until Mrs. Widdup leaves for vacation.
(b) She knows that after five days Mr. Coulson will be too irritated to talk to Mrs. Widdup at all.
(c) She thinks that the flowers will be done blooming in five days.
(d) She thinks that she will need five days to get to know the iceman better.

5. When Mr. Coulson asks for his "aconite," what is he asking for (333)?
(a) An herbal medicine used to treat pain and inflammation.
(b) A wooden cane with a carved top.
(c) A religious text that provides commentary on the Bible.
(d) A hot breakfast cereal, like porridge or gruel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?

3. Mrs. Widdup is described as "comely" (333). What does this mean is true about her?

4. What kind of clam is a "chowder-doomed clam" (332)?

5. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?

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