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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. When the author compares May to Circe and explains the comparison at length, what literary technique is he using?
2. Which of the following literary techniques is used in the title "The Marry Month of May"?
3. Where Mr. Coulson is sitting, two main smells are "battling": the smell of flowers and what other smell?
4. Mrs. Widdup is described as "comely" (333). What does this mean is true about her?
5. What does the narrator call the "most potent weapons of insidious May" (334)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Explain the technique at work in the sentences "Sparrows wrangled happily everywhere outdoors. Never trust May" (333).
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. What happens when Mrs. Widdup makes an excuse to go into Mr. Coulson's room to speak with him after the ice is delivered?
5. What is the significance of the sound of the overturned chair after Mr. Coulson confesses his feelings to Mrs. Widdup?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. How does O. Henry use verbal misunderstandings to characterize Mrs. Widdup when she first appears in Mr. Coulson's room?
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. How do words like "yaller" and "lawsy" in Mrs. Widdup's dialogue characterize her?
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 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.
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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