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

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

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

4. What does the narrator repeat in stanza 2 in reference to the flowers she mentions in the first stanza?
(a) I need them.
(b) I loathe them.
(c) I hate them.
(d) I love them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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

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

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

5. What is mock orange?

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