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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?

4. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

5. Who is the author of "Mock Orange"?

(see the answer key)

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