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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 line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?
(a) Do you see.
(b) Don't you know.
(c) I mean to say.
(d) I tell you.

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

3. What is mock orange?
(a) A houseplant.
(b) A fruit.
(c) A flower.
(d) A color.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?

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

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