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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 mocks the speaker.
(b) It speaks out of turn.
(c) It seals the speakers mouth.
(d) It lashes out at the speaker.

2. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?
(a) That odor.
(b) That person.
(c) Her thoughts.
(d) That moon.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?

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

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

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

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