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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. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?

2. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

9. What do you think is the setting in "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 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 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

Examine the theme of gender in "Mock Orange."

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