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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 word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).
(a) Histrionic.
(b) Humbling.
(c) Horrific.
(d) Humiliating.

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

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

4. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?
(a) The scent of flowers.
(b) Her bed.
(c) The moonlight.
(d) The man's body.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?

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

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

5. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?

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