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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the best definition of the word antagonisms as used in the 4th stanza?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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