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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Fill in the missing word from the 4th stanza: "In my _____ tonight I hear the question and pursuing answer" (12-13).

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

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

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