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

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

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

Trivial complaint

Wedding dance

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

Insects

Promises

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

Firm

Amused

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

Understatement

Anaphora

Hyperbole
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 desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest
7 In which year was this poem published?
1818

1971

1787

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Shuffling

Bygones

Toast

Ghost
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 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
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

Katherine

John

She is not named
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?
The Works of Christina Rossetti

Ariel

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Leaves of Grass
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

No, thank you, John

And wax a weariness to think upon
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?
ABAC

ABAB

ABBA

ABBC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John move to another city
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 pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage

By proposing to a man

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

Than answer "Yes" to you.

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

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

Generic womanhood

Women's Suffrage

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

Substance made by bees

Industrial byproduct

Decay
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?
Gender roles

Concealment

Motherhood

Unrequited love

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