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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) Caresses.
(b) Opposites.
(c) Hostilities.
(d) Friendships.

2. 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 were made fun of.
(d) They drift apart.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is mock orange?

3. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).

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

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

(see the answer key)

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