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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the theme of gender in "Mock Orange."

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