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

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

3. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?

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

5. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the speaker of "Mock Orange"? How do you know? Use details from the poem to explain.

Essay Topic 3

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

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