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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 line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?
(a) I tell you.
(b) Don't you know.
(c) Do you see.
(d) I mean to say.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is mock orange?

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

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

5. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?

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