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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?
Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?
Type of pen

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Wedding dance

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

Insects

Weapons

Promises
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?
Firm

Vengeful

Amused

Apoplectic
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?
The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

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

The speaker's secret affair with John

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage
7 In which year was this poem published?
1862

1787

1818

1971
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Ghost

Toast

Shuffling

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
Shared household duties

Divorce

Friendship

A professional, distant relationship
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?
That she has never promised or claimed to love John

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
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 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 shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions
12 What is the speaker's name?
She is not named

John

Christina

Katherine
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

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

And wax a weariness to think upon
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABAB

ABBA

ABBC

ABAC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John move to another city

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John do a better job of keeping in touch
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
Songbirds' flights

A ringing bell

A springtime snowstorm

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

Bread

Doomed

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By proposing to a man

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
I'll wink at your untruth.

Than answer "Yes" to you.

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?
Childhood

Women's Suffrage

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?
Gothic, medieval Europe

Victorian England

Classical Greece

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

Gender roles

Motherhood

Concealment

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