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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

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?
Shoe worn by Victorian men

Type of pen

Wedding dance

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

Weapons

Poetry

Insects
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?
Allegory

Understatement

Anaphora

Hyperbole
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

Bygones

Ghost
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
A professional, distant relationship

Friendship

Divorce

Shared household duties
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?
That she only claimed to love John under duress

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
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 portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion

It lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John
12 What is the speaker's name?
Christina

John

Katherine

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

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Leaves of Grass

Goblin Market and Other Poems
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
No, thank you, John

And wax a weariness to think upon

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

Let us strike hands as hearty friends
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

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

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

ABAC

ABAB

ABBA
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John put aside ulterior motives

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John move to another city

That John do a better job of keeping in touch
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
A springtime snowstorm

A ringing bell

A child's schoolday

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

Hero

Bread

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

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By proposing to a man

By having sex before marriage
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
But then you're mad to take offence

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

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

Women's Suffrage

Kindness

Childhood
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?
Substance made by bees

Decay

Exude

Industrial byproduct
24 What is the poem's setting?
Ancient Egypt

Classical Greece

Gothic, medieval Europe

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

Gender roles

Unrequited love

Motherhood

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