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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?
Trivial complaint

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Type of pen

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

Insects

Promises

Weapons
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?
Firm

Vengeful

Apoplectic

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

Anaphora

Hyperbole

Understatement
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?
1818

1787

1971

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Shuffling

Ghost

Bygones

Toast
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 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
12 What is the speaker's name?
John

Christina

She is not named

Katherine
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?
Goblin Market and Other Poems

Leaves of Grass

Ariel

The Works of Christina Rossetti
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

No, thank you, John

And wax a weariness to think upon
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

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?
ABAB

ABAC

ABBA

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

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John move to another city
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
A springtime snowstorm

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights

A child's schoolday
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 refusing to give in to John's wishes

By having sex before marriage

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?
Kindness

Women's Suffrage

Generic womanhood

Childhood
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?
Victorian England

Ancient Egypt

Classical Greece

Gothic, medieval Europe
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?
Motherhood

Gender roles

Concealment

Unrequited love

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