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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lines 1 - 24 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the speaker say has happened to herself and her addressee in stanza 4?
(a) They were made fools of.
(b) They were perfectly united.
(c) They drift apart.
(d) They were made fun of.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What line in stanza one suggests the narrator is speaking to somebody?

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

5. What question is asked in the fourth stanza?

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