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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. With which motif is Miss Coulson most identified?
2. Why does Mrs. Widdup go into Mr. Coulson's room in the afternoon on the second day of the story?
3. What is the implication of the passage "She blushed. Oh, yes, it can be done. Just hold your breath and compress the diaphragm" (333)?
4. What is clear in the first interaction between Mr. Coulson, Miss Coulson, and Mrs. Widdup?
5. Which neighborhood does Mr. Coulson live in?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the titular allusion and the allusion to "the poet" in the first sentence of the story.
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. When Mr. Coulson comments that the spring weather is "lovely," his daughter replies "That's just it" (334). What does she mean by her reply?
4. How does O. Henry use dry humor to reveal the narrator's opinion about Mrs. Widdup in the narrative intrusion on page 333?
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 is the thematic significance of the olfactory image of the city in springtime?
7. 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?
8. Explain the technique at work in the sentences "Sparrows wrangled happily everywhere outdoors. Never trust May" (333).
9. What is Miss Coulson's plan to head off her father's budding romance?
10. What happens when Mrs. Widdup makes an excuse to go into Mr. Coulson's room to speak with him after the ice is delivered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that explores the way in which the story's setting impacts the reader's understanding of the theme of "The Marry Month of May." Use textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a thesis about the significance of social class in "The Marry Month of May." Be sure to offer textual support for your claims.
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