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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 seals the speakers mouth.
(d) It speaks out of turn.

2. What is mock orange?
(a) A houseplant.
(b) A flower.
(c) A color.
(d) A fruit.

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

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

5. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?
(a) The evening breeze.
(b) The scent of morning dew.
(c) The light from the moon.
(d) The scent of mock orange.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are "lighting the yard" (3) in the first stanza?

3. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?

4. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?

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

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