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

2. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

4. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

5. What does the speaker say she is unable to do in the final stanza?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an analysis of the final stanza of "Mock Orange." How does this stanza fit into the overall poem? Do you think this was an effective ending? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

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

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