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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 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) Mr. Coulson never had any romantic intentions toward Mrs. Widdup at all.
(d) Mrs. Widdup's husband is still alive.
2. Miss Coulson has a "lorgnette" (334). What is a lorgnette?
(a) A piece of jewelry used to hold a scarf or shawl closed.
(b) A round, flat case designed to hold medications or tobacco.
(c) Glasses that have a handle instead of ear-pieces.
(d) A high-necked, long-sleeved sweater.
3. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Conceit.
4. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?
(a) The iceman.
(b) Miss Coulson.
(c) Mrs. Widdup.
(d) Mr. Coulson.
5. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?
(a) She interrupts Mr. Coulson when he is speaking.
(b) She thinks that Mr. Coulson is telling her about his feelings for another woman.
(c) She does not pay attention to how much medication she is supposed to give Mr. Coulson.
(d) She does not respond to the question that Mr. Coulson asks her.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
2. What is implied by the number of days for which Miss Coulson orders extra ice?
3. On page 334, the narrator refers to the "panoply" of Miss Coulson's "unthrilled bosom." What is the meaning of "panoply" in this context?
4. What is the implication of the passage "She blushed. Oh, yes, it can be done. Just hold your breath and compress the diaphragm" (333)?
5. What is the purpose of the allusion to the "virgin of Cologne" (334)?
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