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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 does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?

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

4. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th 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 do the mock orange flowers represent in the poem?

2. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the theme of sexual intimacy in "Mock Orange."

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