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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. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.
2. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?
(a) It mocks the speaker.
(b) It lashes out at the speaker.
(c) It seals the speakers mouth.
(d) It speaks out of turn.
3. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?
(a) The evening breeze.
(b) The scent of mock orange.
(c) The scent of morning dew.
(d) The light from the moon.
4. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).
(a) Heart.
(b) Ears.
(c) Mind.
(d) Thoughts.
5. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?
(a) The man.
(b) Her tears.
(c) Her thoughts.
(d) The cry.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?
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 line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?
5. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe the speaker's feelings toward men in "Mock Orange"?
2. Describe the author's use of enjambment in stanza 4. Why did she use this tool and how does it impact your reading?
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. Where does the narrative shift in stanza 4? How do you know?
6. What do you think is the setting in "Mock Orange"?
7. How does tone change in the second stanza?
8. What word or words show the speakers feelings toward sex in stanza 3?
9. What are the speaker's feelings toward her partner in the second stanza? How do you know?
10. What does the moon represent in the first stanza of "Mock Orange"?
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