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

2. 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.

3. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?
(a) The moon.
(b) The night.
(c) Sex.
(d) Men.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).

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

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

4. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?

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

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