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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. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?

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

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

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

5. What is mock orange?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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 do the mock orange flowers represent in the poem?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine "Mock Orange" for use of simile and metaphor. Indicate when these are used, what they mean, and how they develop the themes of the poem.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the symbolic significance of the mock orange flowers in "Mock Orange."

Essay Topic 3

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Glück's "Mock Orange." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

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