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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 troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?
(a) That person.
(b) Her thoughts.
(c) That moon.
(d) That odor.

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

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

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

5. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?

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

3. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?

4. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

5. What is mock orange?

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