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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?
Type of pen

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Wedding dance

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

Promises

Poetry

Insects
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?
Allegory

Anaphora

Understatement

Hyperbole
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?
The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

The speaker's secret affair with John

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

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage
7 In which year was this poem published?
1818

1971

1787

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Shuffling

Bygones

Ghost

Toast
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
Friendship

Divorce

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?
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

That she has never promised or claimed to love John
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 shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions

It lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John
12 What is the speaker's name?
She is not named

John

Christina

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

Ariel

Leaves of Grass

Goblin Market and Other Poems
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
Let us strike hands as hearty friends

No, thank you, John

And wax a weariness to think upon

I dare say Meg or Moll would take
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

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?
ABAB

ABBC

ABAC

ABBA
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 apologize for tarnishing her reputation

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

A springtime snowstorm

Songbirds' flights

A ringing bell
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?
Gathering over drinks

Doomed

Bread

Hero
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.

I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence

That I don't give you what I have not got:
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?
Generic womanhood

Women's Suffrage

Kindness

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

Decay

Exude

Industrial byproduct
24 What is the poem's setting?
Classical Greece

Ancient Egypt

Victorian England

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

Motherhood

Concealment

Unrequited love

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