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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

4. What is mock orange?

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

(see the answer key)

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