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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?

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

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

5. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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