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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. Where Mr. Coulson is sitting, two main smells are "battling": the smell of flowers and what other smell?
(a) Mr. Coulson's strong cologne.
(b) The medicine on Mr. Coulson's skin.
(c) The musty smell of Mr. Coulson's room.
(d) Mr. Coulson's uneaten breakfast.

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

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

4. What is the purpose of the allusion to the "virgin of Cologne" (334)?
(a) It implies that Miss Coulson is uninterested in romantic love.
(b) It reminds the reader that Miss Coulson is very religious.
(c) It characterizes Miss Coulson as cruel and selfish.
(d) It foreshadows later plot events.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What claim is the narrator making by calling humans "lineal scions of the pansy" (332)?

2. What does Mr. Coulson call Mrs. Widdup when she starts talking about "ivy and hand-organs" (335)?

3. Which neighborhood does Mr. Coulson live in?

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

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

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