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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. Where does Miss Coulson meet the iceman on the next morning?
2. How much ice does Miss Coulson order be delivered each day?
3. What is the name of the servant who usually gives Mr. Coulson his medication?
4. Who is Miss Van Meeker Constantia Coulson?
5. Whom does the narrator refer to as "the venerable and scarcely suspecting victim of May" (334)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the significance of the diction "foxy" to describe Mrs. Widdup (333).
2. How do words like "yaller" and "lawsy" in Mrs. Widdup's dialogue characterize her?
3. 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?
4. What happens overnight that changes Mrs. Widdup and Mr. Coulson's fate?
5. What is the thematic significance of the olfactory image of the city in springtime?
6. 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).
7. When Mr. Coulson complains that no one in the house cares if he lives or dies, how does Mrs. Widdup's reply set the events of the story in motion?
8. 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?
9. How does O. Henry use dry humor to reveal the narrator's opinion about Mrs. Widdup in the narrative intrusion on page 333?
10. Explain the technique at work in the sentences "Sparrows wrangled happily everywhere outdoors. Never trust May" (333).
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 in which you explore the beliefs about marriage revealed in "The Marry Month of May." Give textual support for your claims.
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