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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?
Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?
Shoe worn by Victorian men

Trivial complaint

Type of pen

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

Poetry

Insects

Promises
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?
Vengeful

Apoplectic

Firm

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

Understatement

Hyperbole

Anaphora
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 indecision about whether to marry John

The speaker's secret affair with John
7 In which year was this poem published?
1971

1862

1818

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Shuffling

Toast

Bygones

Ghost
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
Friendship

A professional, distant relationship

Divorce

Shared household duties
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 changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That she only claimed to love John under duress
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?
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

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

It allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being
12 What is the speaker's name?
John

She is not named

Christina

Katherine
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?
The Works of Christina Rossetti

Leaves of Grass

Ariel

Goblin Market and Other Poems
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
No, thank you, John

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

And wax a weariness to think upon
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

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

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABAC

ABBC

ABAB

ABBA
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John move to another city
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
A child's schoolday

A ringing bell

A springtime snowstorm

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

Bread

Hero

Doomed
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By proposing to a man

By having sex before marriage

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By pledging to never marry
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
Than answer "Yes" to you.

But then you're mad to take offence

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

I'll wink at your untruth.
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?
Women's Suffrage

Kindness

Generic womanhood

Childhood
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?
Substance made by bees

Exude

Decay

Industrial byproduct
24 What is the poem's setting?
Ancient Egypt

Classical Greece

Gothic, medieval Europe

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

Unrequited love

Gender roles

Concealment

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