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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 troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?

2. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

3. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?

4. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does tone change in the second stanza?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the speaker of "Mock Orange"? How do you know? Use details from the poem to explain.

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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