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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 man's mouth" do in stanza 2?
(a) It lashes out at the speaker.
(b) It mocks the speaker.
(c) It speaks out of turn.
(d) It seals the speakers mouth.

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

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

4. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?
(a) Fireflies.
(b) Sparklers.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Streetlights.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

2. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?

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

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

5. What is mock orange?

(see the answer key)

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