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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is mock orange?

3. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

4. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?

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

(see the answer key)

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