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

2. Why does Miss Coulson ask when Mrs. Widdup's vacation begins?
(a) She is eager to get Mrs. Widdup away from Mr. Coulson.
(b) She is hoping to get away from the house for a while, herself.
(c) She is wondering if Mr. Coulson will try to go away with Mrs. Widdup.
(d) She will need to make arrangements for Mr. Coulson's care.

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

4. 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) Young women training to become school teachers.
(b) Lower-class college-aged women.
(c) Schoolgirls.
(d) Female college professors.

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