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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?
Wedding dance

Type of pen

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Trivial complaint
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?
Weapons

Promises

Insects

Poetry
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?
Amused

Vengeful

Firm

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

Allegory

Hyperbole

Anaphora
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?
The speaker's secret affair with John

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest
7 In which year was this poem published?
1971

1818

1862

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Toast

Shuffling

Ghost

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
A professional, distant relationship

Divorce

Shared household duties

Friendship
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?
That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

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
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?
It shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions

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

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
12 What is the speaker's name?
John

She is not named

Katherine

Christina
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?
Ariel

Leaves of Grass

Goblin Market and Other Poems

The Works of Christina Rossetti
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
And wax a weariness to think upon

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

No, thank you, John
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABBC

ABAB

ABBA

ABAC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John move to another city

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

A child's schoolday

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?
Bread

Doomed

Gathering over drinks

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By proposing to a man
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
That I don't give you what I have not got:

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?
Women's Suffrage

Generic womanhood

Childhood

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

Decay

Industrial byproduct

Substance made by bees
24 What is the poem's setting?
Gothic, medieval Europe

Ancient Egypt

Classical Greece

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

Gender roles

Unrequited love

Motherhood

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