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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 is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?

2. What word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).

3. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?

4. Who is the author of "Mock Orange"?

5. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a review of "Mock Orange." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the poem.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of gender in "Mock Orange."

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing the title "Mock Orange." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the themes of the poem.

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