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1. Who is the author of "The Marry Month of May"?

O. Henry.

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

Alliteration.

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

Paronomasia.

4. The story opens with the word "prithee" (332). What does this word mean in this context?

Please, I am begging you.

5. How does the narrator suggest the reader should respond to the poet who praises the month of May?

With a punch in the eye.

6. The narrator says,"Pixies and flibbertigibbits haunt the budding woods" (332). What is in the woods?

Tricky supernatural creatures and shallow, easily distracted people.

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