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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) Make love.
(b) Read or write.
(c) Rest or be content.
(d) Sing or dance.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?

3. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

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

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