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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 night.
(c) Sex.
(d) The moon.

2. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?
(a) The cry.
(b) Her tears.
(c) The man.
(d) Her thoughts.

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

4. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is mock orange?

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

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