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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 explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?
(a) The moon.
(b) Sex.
(c) The night.
(d) Men.

2. What word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).
(a) Humbling.
(b) Horrific.
(c) Humiliating.
(d) Histrionic.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?

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

4. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

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