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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 question is asked in the fourth stanza?
(a) Didn't you know?
(b) Do you love me?
(c) Do you see?
(d) Can I ask?

2. How many stanzas are in the poem "Mock Orange"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the speaker describe as "paralyzing" in the second stanza?

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

4. Who is the author of "Mock Orange"?

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

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