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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. How does Miss Coulson spend the afternoon after her conversation with her father about the cold?
(a) She reads a romance book.
(b) She goes shopping.
(c) She works in the garden.
(d) She takes a long nap.

2. What does Mr. Coulson call Mrs. Widdup when she starts talking about "ivy and hand-organs" (335)?
(a) A romantic.
(b) Insane.
(c) A fool.
(d) "My dear."

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

4. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?
(a) 2,000 pounds.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 250 pounds.

5. 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 knows that after five days Mr. Coulson will be too irritated to talk to Mrs. Widdup at all.
(c) She thinks that she will need five days to get to know the iceman better.
(d) She thinks that the flowers will be done blooming in five days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?

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

3. What does the narrator call the "most potent weapons of insidious May" (334)?

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

5. What is implied by Mr. Coulson's mention of Palm Beach?

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