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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 1 - 24 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?

2. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?

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

4. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

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