View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 1 - 24 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the speaker say she is unable to do in the final stanza?
(a) Read or write.
(b) Sing or dance.
(c) Make love.
(d) Rest or be content.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word is missing from the following line from stanza 3: "the low, ___________/ premise of union" (10-11).

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

4. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

5. What time of day does "Mock Orange" take place?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 179 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample