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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?
Shoe worn by Victorian men

Type of pen

Trivial complaint

Wedding dance
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?
Insects

Promises

Poetry

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

Apoplectic

Amused

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

Hyperbole

Understatement

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

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?
1862

1971

1818

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Toast

Bygones

Ghost

Shuffling
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
Friendship

Divorce

A professional, distant relationship

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

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
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?
Katherine

She is not named

Christina

John
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

And wax a weariness to think upon

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take
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 begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABBC

ABAB

ABBA

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

That John move to another city

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?
A ringing bell

A springtime snowstorm

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 refusing to give in to John's wishes

By pledging to never marry

By proposing to a man

By having sex before marriage
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

Childhood

Women's Suffrage

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

Substance made by bees

Industrial byproduct

Decay
24 What is the poem's setting?
Classical Greece

Ancient Egypt

Gothic, medieval Europe

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

Motherhood

Gender roles

Unrequited love

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