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

2. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

4. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

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