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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?
(a) I loathe them.
(b) I hate them.
(c) I need them.
(d) I love them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?

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

5. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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