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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

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?

Promises

Insects

Poetry

Weapons
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Apoplectic

Vengeful

Firm

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

Hyperbole

Anaphora

Understatement

Allegory
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

The speaker's secret affair with John

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

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John
7 In which year was this poem published?

1818

1862

1971

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Shuffling

Toast

Bygones

Ghost
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Divorce

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties

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

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 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?

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Leaves of Grass

Ariel

Goblin Market and Other Poems
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

No, thank you, John

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

And wax a weariness to think upon

Let us strike hands as hearty friends
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 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?

ABAC

ABBA

ABBC

ABAB
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John move to another city
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

A child's schoolday

A springtime snowstorm

A ringing bell

Songbirds' flights
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Bread

Gathering over drinks

Doomed

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage

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

Than answer "Yes" to you.

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

I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence
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?

Exude

Industrial byproduct

Substance made by bees

Decay
24 What is the poem's setting?

Victorian England

Ancient Egypt

Gothic, medieval Europe

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

Concealment

Motherhood

Gender roles

Unrequited love

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