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

2. What is mock orange?

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

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

5. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the use of imagery in "Mock Orange." How does the use of imagery develop the themes of the poem? How does imagery impact your understanding of the poem?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of gender roles in "Mock Orange."

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Glück of "Mock Orange." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the poem is effective in conveying the poem's themes.

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