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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) Louise Glück.
(c) Lois Glickman.
(d) Lane Garcia.

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

3. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?
(a) Caresses.
(b) Opposites.
(c) Hostilities.
(d) Friendships.

4. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

5. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?
(a) Morning.
(b) Twilight.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is mock orange?

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

5. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?

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