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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 drifts through the window in stanza 4?

3. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does tone change in the second stanza?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the sound and rhythm of "Mock Orange." How is it used? How does it impact your reading?

Essay Topic 2

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Glück's "Mock Orange." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the use of imagery in "Mock Orange." How does the use of imagery develop the themes of the poem? How does imagery impact your understanding of the poem?

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