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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 question is asked in the fourth stanza?
(a) Didn't you know?
(b) Do you love me?
(c) Do you see?
(d) Can I ask?

2. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?
(a) It speaks out of turn.
(b) It seals the speakers mouth.
(c) It lashes out at the speaker.
(d) It mocks the speaker.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?

2. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?

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

4. What is mock orange?

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

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