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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?

Wedding dance

Type of pen

Shoe worn by Victorian men

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

Insects

Weapons

Promises

Poetry
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Vengeful

Firm

Apoplectic

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

Hyperbole

Understatement

Anaphora

Allegory
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

The speaker's secret affair with John

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

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

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?

Toast

Shuffling

Ghost

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Friendship

Divorce

Shared household duties

A professional, distant relationship
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 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

It portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion
12 What is the speaker's name?

Christina

John

Katherine

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

Leaves of Grass

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Ariel

The Works of Christina Rossetti
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

No, thank you, John

And wax a weariness to think upon

I dare say Meg or Moll would take
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?

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

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

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

ABBA

ABAC

ABAB

ABBC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John move to another city

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

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights

A springtime snowstorm

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

Hero

Doomed

Gathering over drinks

Bread
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By proposing to a man

By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage

By refusing to give in to John's wishes
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

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

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

Women's Suffrage

Generic womanhood

Childhood

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

Decay

Substance made by bees

Industrial byproduct

Exude
24 What is the poem's setting?

Victorian England

Gothic, medieval Europe

Classical Greece

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

Motherhood

Concealment

Unrequited love

Gender roles

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