No, Thank You, John Quizzes

No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?

Type of pen

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Trivial complaint

Wedding dance
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?

Weapons

Insects

Poetry

Promises
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Apoplectic

Vengeful

Firm

Amused
5 The sentence "I'd rather answer "No" to fifty Johns / Than answer "Yes" to you" is an instance of which?

Anaphora

Understatement

Hyperbole

Allegory
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest

The speaker's secret affair with John

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John
7 In which year was this poem published?

1787

1862

1818

1971
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Shuffling

Bygones

Toast

Ghost
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Divorce

Friendship

Shared household duties

A professional, distant relationship
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

That she has never promised or claimed to love John

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself

That she only claimed to love John under duress

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?

It allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being

It portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion

It lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John

It shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions
12 What is the speaker's name?

John

Katherine

Christina

She is not named
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Leaves of Grass

Ariel
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABAC

ABBA

ABAB

ABBC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John move to another city

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

A child's schoolday

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights

A springtime snowstorm
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Bread

Gathering over drinks

Hero

Doomed
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By proposing to a man

By pledging to never marry

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By having sex before marriage
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

That I don't give you what I have not got:

But then you're mad to take offence

I'll wink at your untruth.

Than answer "Yes" to you.
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?

Kindness

Women's Suffrage

Generic womanhood

Childhood
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?

Substance made by bees

Decay

Industrial byproduct

Exude
24 What is the poem's setting?

Classical Greece

Gothic, medieval Europe

Ancient Egypt

Victorian England
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Gender roles

Unrequited love

Concealment

Motherhood

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