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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 drifts through the window in stanza 4?
(a) The light from the moon.
(b) The scent of mock orange.
(c) The scent of morning dew.
(d) The evening breeze.

2. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?
(a) Sex.
(b) The moon.
(c) Men.
(d) The night.

3. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

5. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?
(a) Friendships.
(b) Hostilities.
(c) Opposites.
(d) Caresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

3. Who is the author of "Mock Orange"?

4. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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