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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

3. What is mock orange?

4. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?

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

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