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

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

3. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?
(a) It speaks out of turn.
(b) It seals the speakers mouth.
(c) It lashes out at the speaker.
(d) It mocks the speaker.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

3. What is mock orange?

4. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?

5. Who is the author of "Mock Orange"?

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