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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) Lane Garcia.
(b) Louise Glück.
(c) Linda Gordon.
(d) Lois Glickman.

2. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?
(a) They were perfectly united.
(b) They were made fun of.
(c) They drift apart.
(d) They were made fools of.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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