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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?
Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic 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?
Promises

Insects

Weapons

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

Vengeful

Apoplectic

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

Anaphora

Hyperbole

Allegory
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?
The speaker's secret affair with John

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest
7 In which year was this poem published?
1971

1862

1818

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Ghost

Bygones

Toast

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 has never promised or claimed to love John

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
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?
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

It shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions
12 What is the speaker's name?
Katherine

She is not named

Christina

John
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?
I dare say Meg or Moll would take

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John
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?
ABAB

ABBC

ABAC

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

That John move to another city

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

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

Songbirds' flights

A ringing bell

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

Bread

Gathering over drinks

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By proposing to a man
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence

Than answer "Yes" to you.

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

Childhood

Women's Suffrage

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

Exude

Decay

Substance made by bees
24 What is the poem's setting?
Ancient Egypt

Gothic, medieval Europe

Classical Greece

Victorian England
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?
Concealment

Gender roles

Motherhood

Unrequited love

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