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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 question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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 essay analyzing Glück's language style and word choice in "Mock Orange." What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Glück of "Mock Orange." Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the poem is effective in conveying the poem's themes.

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