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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

2. What line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?

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

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

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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