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

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

3. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?
(a) That moon.
(b) That person.
(c) Her thoughts.
(d) That odor.

4. What does the speaker say "always escapes" in stanza 3?
(a) The man.
(b) Her tears.
(c) Her thoughts.
(d) The cry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?

2. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?

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

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

5. What is mock orange?

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