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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 mocks the speaker.
(b) It speaks out of turn.
(c) It seals the speakers mouth.
(d) It lashes out at the speaker.

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

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

4. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

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

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

7. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Sparklers.
(c) Streetlights.
(d) Fireflies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is mock orange?

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

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

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

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