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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 drifts through the window in stanza 4?
(a) The light from the moon.
(b) The evening breeze.
(c) The scent of morning dew.
(d) The scent of mock orange.

2. 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) Heart.
(d) Mind.

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

4. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?

2. What word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).

3. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?

4. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

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