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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. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Understatement.
(d) Personification.

2. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?
(a) Foster.
(b) Higgins.
(c) Treadwell.
(d) Marley.

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

4. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?
(a) She does not respond to the question that Mr. Coulson asks her.
(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 interrupts Mr. Coulson when he is speaking.

5. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?
(a) He touches her arm.
(b) He strokes her hair.
(c) He kisses her.
(d) He holds her hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator warn the reader to "never trust" (333)?

2. What are the details about the iceman's sleeves and hat intended to convey?

3. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?

4. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?

5. How does Miss Coulson spend the afternoon after her conversation with her father about the cold?

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