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

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

3. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Twilight.
(c) Night.
(d) Morning.

4. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?
(a) Opposites.
(b) Hostilities.
(c) Friendships.
(d) Caresses.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

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

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