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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 has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?
(a) They were made fools of.
(b) They were made fun of.
(c) They were perfectly united.
(d) They drift apart.

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

3. What is mock orange?
(a) A fruit.
(b) A flower.
(c) A houseplant.
(d) A color.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?

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

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

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

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

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