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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?
(a) Her thoughts.
(b) That person.
(c) That moon.
(d) That odor.

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

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

11. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?
(a) The man.
(b) Her thoughts.
(c) Her tears.
(d) The cry.

12. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?
(a) Twilight.
(b) Night.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Morning.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?

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

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

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