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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) Do you love me?
(b) Didn't you know?
(c) Do you see?
(d) Can I ask?

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

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

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

5. What does the speaker explicitly say she hates in the second stanza?
(a) Men.
(b) The night.
(c) Sex.
(d) The moon.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What drifts through the window in stanza 4?

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

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