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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

4. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?

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

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