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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 point is made through the juxtaposition of Mr. Coulson's and Mrs. Widdup's comments about springtime?
(a) Mrs. Widdup does not return Mr. Coulson's affections.
(b) Mrs. Widdup is a much more emotional person than Mr. Coulson is.
(c) They have very different points of view about springtime.
(d) There is a significant gap in their education and social classes.

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

3. 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 high-necked, long-sleeved sweater.
(c) Glasses that have a handle instead of ear-pieces.
(d) A round, flat case designed to hold medications or tobacco.

4. What is implied by Mr. Coulson's mention of Palm Beach?
(a) He does not want Mrs. Widdup to go away on vacation.
(b) He spends the winter in Palm Beach.
(c) He dislikes New York.
(d) He misses his friends in Palm Beach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Van Meeker Constantia Coulson?

2. What is the first indication that Mrs. Widdup does not listen carefully?

3. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?

4. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?

5. What is comic about the turn of phrase "she withstood the attack of the ethereal mildness" (334)?

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