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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 longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?

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

4. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?

5. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Glück's "Mock Orange." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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