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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?
Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?
Trivial complaint

Type of pen

Wedding dance

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

Weapons

Poetry

Insects
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?
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 indecision about whether to marry John

The speaker's secret affair with John

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage
7 In which year was this poem published?
1787

1971

1818

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Ghost

Toast

Bygones

Shuffling
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
Shared household duties

A professional, distant relationship

Friendship

Divorce
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?
That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

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

That she has never promised or claimed to love John

That she only claimed to love John under duress
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 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 portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion
12 What is the speaker's name?
Christina

John

She is not named

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?
And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

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 shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABBA

ABAC

ABBC

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

That John move to another city

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
Songbirds' flights

A child's schoolday

A springtime snowstorm

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

Hero

Gathering over drinks

Bread
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By proposing to a man

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
Than answer "Yes" to you.

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

But then you're mad to take offence

I'll wink at your untruth.
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?
Kindness

Generic womanhood

Women's Suffrage

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

Substance made by bees

Decay

Industrial byproduct
24 What is the poem's setting?
Gothic, medieval Europe

Victorian England

Classical Greece

Ancient Egypt
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?
Concealment

Unrequited love

Gender roles

Motherhood

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