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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?
Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?
Shoe worn by Victorian men

Wedding dance

Type of pen

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

Promises

Insects

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

Apoplectic

Firm

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

Hyperbole

Allegory

Anaphora
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?
John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

The speaker's secret affair with John

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

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John
7 In which year was this poem published?
1787

1971

1818

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Bygones

Shuffling

Ghost

Toast
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
Divorce

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties

Friendship
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 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 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
12 What is the speaker's name?
John

She is not named

Katherine

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

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Leaves of Grass

Ariel
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

And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

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?
ABBC

ABAB

ABBA

ABAC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John put aside ulterior motives

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John move to another city

That John do a better job of keeping in touch
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
A child's schoolday

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights

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

Doomed

Gathering over drinks

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By having sex before marriage

By proposing to a man

By pledging to never marry
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
That I don't give you what I have not got:

I'll wink at your untruth.

Than answer "Yes" to you.

But then you're mad to take offence
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?
Women's Suffrage

Kindness

Generic womanhood

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?
Gothic, medieval Europe

Ancient Egypt

Classical Greece

Victorian England
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?
Unrequited love

Concealment

Gender roles

Motherhood

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