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No, Thank You, John Quiz

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

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?
Wedding dance

Type of pen

Trivial complaint

Shoe worn by Victorian men
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?
Weapons

Poetry

Promises

Insects
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?
Apoplectic

Firm

Amused

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

Allegory

Understatement

Anaphora
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

1787

1971

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Ghost

Bygones

Toast

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 only claimed to love John under duress

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged
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 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
12 What is the speaker's name?
Katherine

John

Christina

She is not named
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?
Leaves of Grass

Goblin Market and Other Poems

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Ariel
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
And wax a weariness to think upon

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

No, thank you, John
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

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
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABBA

ABAB

ABBC

ABAC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John move to another city

That John put aside ulterior motives
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
A springtime snowstorm

A ringing bell

A child's schoolday

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

Gathering over drinks

Doomed

Bread
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By having sex before marriage

By pledging to never marry

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By proposing to a man
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence

Than answer "Yes" to you.

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

Kindness

Women's Suffrage

Childhood
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?
Exude

Industrial byproduct

Decay

Substance made by bees
24 What is the poem's setting?
Victorian England

Ancient Egypt

Gothic, medieval Europe

Classical Greece
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?
Motherhood

Concealment

Gender roles

Unrequited love

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