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

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

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

4. What is mock orange?

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

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