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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 describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?
(a) The man's body.
(b) The scent of flowers.
(c) Her bed.
(d) The moonlight.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

4. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?

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

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