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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. 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 love them.
(c) I need them.
(d) I hate them.