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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?
2. Which bird is Mr. Coulson said to be "elder brother" to in May?
3. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?
4. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?
5. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does O. Henry characterize the month of May?
2. When Mr. Coulson finally confesses his feelings to Mrs. Widdup, what drawback to himself does he acknowledge, and what advantage does he say balances this drawback out?
3. What is the significance of the sound of the overturned chair after Mr. Coulson confesses his feelings to Mrs. Widdup?
4. What rhetorical purposes does O. Henry accomplish with his introduction of Mr. Coulson through a list of things that he "has," like gout, money, and a daughter?
5. When rhetorical purposes are served by the passage where the narrator says that the scent of flowers was carried in through the window and "fought" with the scent of Mr. Coulson's gout medicine?
6. What happens overnight that changes Mrs. Widdup and Mr. Coulson's fate?
7. What is the thematic significance of the olfactory image of the city in springtime?
8. What happens when Mrs. Widdup makes an excuse to go into Mr. Coulson's room to speak with him after the ice is delivered?
9. When Miss Coulson says that the supposedly chilly weather is "An instance...of winter lingering in the lap of spring," what double meaning does she have in mind? (335).
10. What is Miss Coulson's plan to head off her father's budding romance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you affirm, refute, or qualify the statement "The month of May functions essentially as another character in "The Marry Month of May." Offer textual evidence to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
Make and defend a claim about O. Henry's "The Marry Month of May" as an example of American Naturalism. Support your ideas with evidence from the text; if you use outside sources, be sure to cite them in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that compares and contrasts the themes and techniques used in Dekker's poem "The Merry Merry Month of May" with those of O. Henry's "The Marry Month of May." Use textual evidence from both pieces to defend your ideas.
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