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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 speaks out of turn.
(c) It mocks the speaker.
(d) It lashes out at the speaker.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

3. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?

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

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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