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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 1 - 24 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?
(a) The scent of mock orange.
(b) The evening breeze.
(c) The scent of morning dew.
(d) The light from the moon.

2. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?
(a) Her thoughts.
(b) The cry.
(c) Her tears.
(d) The man.

3. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).
(a) Heart.
(b) Ears.
(c) Mind.
(d) Thoughts.

4. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?
(a) Didn't you know?
(b) Do you see?
(c) Do you love me?
(d) Can I ask?

5. Who is the author of "Mock Orange"?
(a) Lane Garcia.
(b) Linda Gordon.
(c) Louise Glück.
(d) Lois Glickman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mock orange?

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

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

4. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?

5. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?

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