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

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

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

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

5. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?
(a) Streetlights.
(b) Fireflies.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Sparklers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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