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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 man's mouth" do in stanza 2?
(a) It mocks the speaker.
(b) It seals the speakers mouth.
(c) It lashes out at the speaker.
(d) It speaks out of turn.

3. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?
(a) The moon.
(b) Men.
(c) Sex.
(d) The night.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).

2. What does the speaker say she is unable to do in the final stanza?

3. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).

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

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

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