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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 does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?

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

3. What is mock orange?

4. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does tone change in the second stanza?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of gender in "Mock Orange."

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Read a review of "Mock Orange." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the poem.

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