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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second 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 does the speaker say she is unable to do in the final stanza?

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

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