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

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

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

4. What are the details about the iceman's sleeves and hat intended to convey?
(a) He has lower-class manners.
(b) He is conceited and self-absorbed.
(c) He is trying to show respect for Miss Coulson.
(d) He thinks that Miss Coulson may be in love with him.

5. On page 334, the narrator refers to the "panoply" of Miss Coulson's "unthrilled bosom." What is the meaning of "panoply" in this context?
(a) A suit of armor.
(b) Ceremonial clothing.
(c) Unemotional wisdom.
(d) An impressive array.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied about Miss Coulson when she looks at the flowers "with the eye of a botanist" (334)?

2. When Mr. Coulson is irritated, he complains that no one in the house does what?

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

4. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?

5. According to the narrator, what does May want humans to remember?

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