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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

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter
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?

Insects

Poetry

Promises

Weapons
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Apoplectic

Amused

Firm

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

Anaphora

Understatement

Allegory

Hyperbole
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?

1971

1818

1862

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Toast

Ghost

Shuffling

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Shared household duties

Friendship

A professional, distant relationship

Divorce
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself

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

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

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

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

Katherine

Christina

John

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

Leaves of Grass

Goblin Market and Other Poems

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Ariel
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

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 apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

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

ABAB

ABBA

ABAC

ABBC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John move to another city
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?

Doomed

Gathering over drinks

Bread

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By having sex before marriage

By pledging to never marry

By proposing to a man
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

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

Than answer "Yes" to you.

But then you're mad to take offence

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

Generic womanhood

Kindness

Women's Suffrage

Childhood
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?

Gothic, medieval Europe

Ancient Egypt

Victorian England

Classical Greece
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Motherhood

Gender roles

Unrequited love

Concealment

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