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

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

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

5. What line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. What do you think is the setting 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. What does the moon represent in the first stanza of "Mock Orange"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the overall structure of "Mock Orange." What effect does this have on the poem and the reader? Use direct examples from the poem to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Who is being addressed in "Mock Orange"? How do you know? Use details from the poem to explain.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the author of "Mock Orange." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "Mock Orange" similar or different from her other works?

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