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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. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?
(a) Flowers.
(b) May.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Ice.

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

3. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?
(a) Please, I am begging you.
(b) Keep this information secret.
(c) I disapprove of this.
(d) Listen carefully.

4. When "May holds up a chiding finger," (332), what is May's intention?
(a) To scold.
(b) To indicate the "first" of something.
(c) To indicate a direction.
(d) To indicate a pause.

5. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?
(a) With a poem that condemns May.
(b) With more accurate scientific information.
(c) With laughter.
(d) With a punch in the eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which bird is Mr. Coulson said to be "elder brother" to in May?

2. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?

3. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?

4. What is the "twist" at the end of this story?

5. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?

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