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

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

3. What does "the man's mouth" do in stanza 2?
(a) It mocks the speaker.
(b) It seals the speakers mouth.
(c) It speaks out of turn.
(d) It lashes out at the speaker.

4. What is the longest stanza in "Mock Orange"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "Mock Orange"?

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

4. What troubling thing is still "in the world" (24) in the final stanza?

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

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