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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

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

Wedding dance

Trivial complaint

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Type of pen
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?

Promises

Weapons

Insects

Poetry
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Amused

Firm

Vengeful

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

Allegory

Anaphora

Understatement

Hyperbole
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

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

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

1862

1787

1818

1971
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Shuffling

Bygones

Ghost

Toast
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Friendship

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties

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 only claimed to love John under duress

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 allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being

It shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions

It lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John
12 What is the speaker's name?

Katherine

John

Christina

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

Ariel

Leaves of Grass

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Goblin Market and Other Poems
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 moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABAB

ABBA

ABBC

ABAC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John move to another city

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

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

A springtime snowstorm

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights

A child's schoolday
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Bread

Hero

Gathering over drinks

Doomed
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By pledging to never marry

By proposing to a man

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By having sex before marriage
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

But then you're mad to take offence

I'll wink at your untruth.

Than answer "Yes" to you.

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

Industrial byproduct

Decay

Substance made by bees

Exude
24 What is the poem's setting?

Classical Greece

Victorian England

Gothic, medieval Europe

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

Gender roles

Concealment

Unrequited love

Motherhood

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