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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter
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?

Poetry

Promises

Insects

Weapons
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

Anaphora

Understatement
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

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
7 In which year was this poem published?

1787

1818

1862

1971
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Ghost

Toast

Shuffling

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

A professional, distant relationship

Friendship

Divorce

Shared household duties
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

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

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged
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 lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John

It allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being
12 What is the speaker's name?

Christina

Katherine

John

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

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Ariel

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Leaves of Grass
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

No, thank you, John

And wax a weariness to think upon

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take
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 begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

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

ABBC

ABAB

ABAC

ABBA
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John move to another city

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives

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

A springtime snowstorm

A child's schoolday

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights
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 proposing to a man

By having sex before marriage

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By pledging to never marry
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence

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

Women's Suffrage

Childhood

Generic womanhood

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

Industrial byproduct

Substance made by bees

Exude

Decay
24 What is the poem's setting?

Victorian England

Ancient Egypt

Classical Greece

Gothic, medieval Europe
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Gender roles

Concealment

Unrequited love

Motherhood

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