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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?

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

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

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