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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 illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Gout.
(c) Anemia.
(d) Rheumatism.

2. What are the "portières" that Miss Coulson is sitting near?
(a) Window shutters.
(b) Curtains hung in the doorway.
(c) Wall hangings.
(d) Hanging lamps.

3. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
(a) Paronomasia.
(b) Paraprosdokian.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Anaphora.

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 does not pay attention to how much medication she is supposed to give Mr. Coulson.
(c) She thinks that Mr. Coulson is telling her about his feelings for another woman.
(d) She interrupts Mr. Coulson when he is speaking.

5. What kind of clam is a "chowder-doomed clam" (332)?
(a) One that is destined to be eaten in soup.
(b) One that is poisonous to humans.
(c) One that is personified as feeling worried.
(d) One that is confused by its surroundings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?

2. When Miss Coulson stands thinking at the window, to what insects does she mentally compare Mr. Coulson and Mrs. Widdup?

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

4. Why does Mrs. Widdup go into Mr. Coulson's room in the afternoon on the second day of the story?

5. On the final morning of the story, what causes Mr. Coulson's mood to change?

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