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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 made fools of.
(b) They drift apart.
(c) They were perfectly united.
(d) They were made fun of.

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

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

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

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

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 does the speaker say she is unable to do in the final stanza?

3. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

5. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?

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