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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 1 - 24 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).
(a) Mind.
(b) Thoughts.
(c) Ears.
(d) Heart.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?

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

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

4. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?

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

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