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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?
Shoe worn by Victorian men

Type of pen

Wedding dance

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

Insects

Weapons

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

Apoplectic

Amused

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

Understatement

Allegory

Anaphora
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?
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

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John
7 In which year was this poem published?
1971

1787

1862

1818
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Bygones

Shuffling

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 she only claimed to love John under duress

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself
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 allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being

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
12 What is the speaker's name?
John

Christina

Katherine

She is not named
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?
Goblin Market and Other Poems

Ariel

Leaves of Grass

The Works of Christina Rossetti
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
I dare say Meg or Moll would take

No, thank you, John

And wax a weariness to think upon

Let us strike hands as hearty friends
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

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

ABAB

ABAC

ABBC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John move to another city

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John do a better job of keeping in touch
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
A ringing bell

A springtime snowstorm

Songbirds' flights

A child's schoolday
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 having sex before marriage

By pledging to never marry

By refusing to give in to John's wishes
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

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

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?
Substance made by bees

Decay

Exude

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

Classical Greece

Victorian England

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

Unrequited love

Concealment

Motherhood

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