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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 drifts through the window in stanza 4?
(a) The light from the moon.
(b) The scent of morning dew.
(c) The evening breeze.
(d) The scent of mock orange.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?

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

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

4. What is mock orange?

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

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