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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?
(a) I love them.
(b) I hate them.
(c) I need them.
(d) I loathe them.

2. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?
(a) They were made fools of.
(b) They were perfectly united.
(c) They drift apart.
(d) They were made fun of.

4. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?
(a) The moonlight.
(b) The man's body.
(c) The scent of flowers.
(d) Her bed.

5. What does the speaker say she is unable to do in the final stanza?
(a) Sing or dance.
(b) Make love.
(c) Rest or be content.
(d) Read or write.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?

2. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?

3. What word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).

4. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?

5. What line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first stanza of "Mock Orange." Who is speaking and to whom? What is she saying?

2. How would you describe the speaker's feelings toward men in "Mock Orange"?

3. What are the speaker's feelings toward her partner in the second stanza? How do you know?

4. What word or words show the speakers feelings toward sex in stanza 3?

5. What does the moon represent in the first stanza of "Mock Orange"?

6. How does tone change in the second stanza?

7. What do you think is the setting in "Mock Orange"?

8. Describe the author's use of enjambment in stanza 4. Why did she use this tool and how does it impact your reading?

9. Where does the narrative shift in stanza 4? How do you know?

10. What do the mock orange flowers represent in the poem?

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