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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 say she is unable to do in the final stanza?
(a) Rest or be content.
(b) Sing or dance.
(c) Read or write.
(d) Make love.

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

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

4. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?
(a) Sex.
(b) The night.
(c) Men.
(d) The moon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?

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

(see the answer key)

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