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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. Why does Mrs. Widdup go into Mr. Coulson's room in the afternoon on the second day of the story?
2. What illness does Mr. Coulson suffer from?
3. Why does Mr. Coulson hesitate as he says, "In the spring...a y -- that is a man's -- fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" (333)?
4. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?
5. What physical gesture of affection does Mr. Coulson make toward Mrs. Widdup?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the sound of the overturned chair after Mr. Coulson confesses his feelings to Mrs. Widdup?
2. Explain the technique at work in the sentences "Sparrows wrangled happily everywhere outdoors. Never trust May" (333).
3. What happens overnight that changes Mrs. Widdup and Mr. Coulson's fate?
4. 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?
5. Explain the significance of the diction "foxy" to describe Mrs. Widdup (333).
6. Explain the titular allusion and the allusion to "the poet" in the first sentence of the story.
7. What is Miss Coulson's plan to head off her father's budding romance?
8. 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).
9. How does O. Henry characterize the month of May?
10. How does O. Henry use verbal misunderstandings to characterize Mrs. Widdup when she first appears in Mr. Coulson's room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the narrative voice of "The Marry Month of May." Use both paraphrased and quoted textual evidence to support your claim.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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