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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) Read or write.
(b) Sing or dance.
(c) Make love.
(d) Rest or be content.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).

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

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