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

2. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?

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

4. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

5. What is mock orange?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the central purpose of this poem. What response do you think the author hoped to get from her readers? Do you think she was successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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