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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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