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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?

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

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

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

5. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?

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