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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 hears him ring for help.
(c) She is concerned that he is all by himself.
(d) She needs to tell him that everyone else has left the house.

2. When Mr. Coulson continues quoting the poem and mentions "a livelier iris," what does Mrs. Widdup think he is talking about? (333)
(a) Flowers.
(b) Eyes.
(c) The Irish.
(d) A bird.

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

4. 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 more accurate scientific information.
(c) With a punch in the eye.
(d) With laughter.

5. When the narrator lists the kinds of inappropriate relationships that May encourages, one of the items in the list is "old chaps" who dress up and "parade in front of the Normal School" (332). Who are these old men trying to impress with their fancy clothing?
(a) Schoolgirls.
(b) Young women training to become school teachers.
(c) Female college professors.
(d) Lower-class college-aged women.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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. There are "jonquils" near where Mr. Coulson is sitting. What are jonquils?

5. What information does Mrs. Widdup give Mr. Coulson that contradicts what Miss Coulson told him earlier?

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