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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?

Type of pen

Trivial complaint

Shoe worn by Victorian men

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

Poetry

Promises

Insects

Weapons
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Firm

Apoplectic

Vengeful

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

Anaphora

Allegory

Hyperbole

Understatement
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

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

The speaker's secret affair with John

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

1818

1787

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Toast

Bygones

Ghost

Shuffling
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 she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That she only claimed to love John under duress

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?

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

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
12 What is the speaker's name?

Christina

She is not named

John

Katherine
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

Leaves of Grass

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Ariel
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

No, thank you, John

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

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 moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

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

ABAC

ABBA

ABAB

ABBC
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 ringing bell

Songbirds' flights

A child's schoolday

A springtime snowstorm
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Gathering over drinks

Bread

Doomed

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By proposing to a man

By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage

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

But then you're mad to take offence

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

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.
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?

Industrial byproduct

Substance made by bees

Decay

Exude
24 What is the poem's setting?

Ancient Egypt

Victorian England

Classical Greece

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

Unrequited love

Concealment

Motherhood

Gender roles

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