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

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

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

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

5. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mock orange?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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