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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?
(a) I love them.
(b) I loathe them.
(c) I hate them.
(d) I need them.

5. What does the speaker say she is unable to do in the final stanza?
(a) Rest or be content.
(b) Make love.
(c) Read or write.
(d) Sing or dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).

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

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

4. What line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?

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

(see the answer key)

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