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

2. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?
(a) Her tears.
(b) Her thoughts.
(c) The cry.
(d) The man.

3. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?
(a) Didn't you know?
(b) Do you see?
(c) Can I ask?
(d) Do you love me?

4. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?
(a) Fireflies.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Sparklers.
(d) Streetlights.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mock orange?

2. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

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

5. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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