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

2. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?
(a) I hate them.
(b) I love them.
(c) I loathe them.
(d) I need them.

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

4. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?
(a) Her bed.
(b) The scent of flowers.
(c) The moonlight.
(d) The man's body.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

3. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

4. What is mock orange?

5. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?

(see the answer key)

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