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

2. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?
(a) I need them.
(b) I love them.
(c) I hate them.
(d) I loathe them.

3. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).
(a) Heart.
(b) Mind.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Ears.

4. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?
(a) The scent of flowers.
(b) Her bed.
(c) The moonlight.
(d) The man's body.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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