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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?

Trivial complaint

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Wedding dance

Type of pen
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?

Weapons

Insects

Poetry

Promises
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Apoplectic

Firm

Vengeful

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

Hyperbole

Allegory

Understatement

Anaphora
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

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

The speaker's secret affair with John

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

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

1787

1862

1971

1818
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Bygones

Ghost

Toast

Shuffling
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties

Divorce

Friendship
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

That she has never promised or claimed to love John

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That she only claimed to love John under duress

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?

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

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

Katherine

She is not named

Christina

John
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Leaves of Grass

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Ariel
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John

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 begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

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?

ABBA

ABBC

ABAB

ABAC
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 move to another city

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

Songbirds' flights

A springtime snowstorm

A child's schoolday

A ringing bell
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Bread

Gathering over drinks

Hero

Doomed
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By proposing to a man

By having sex before marriage

By pledging to never marry
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

I'll wink at your untruth.

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

But then you're mad to take offence

Than answer "Yes" to you.
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?

Kindness

Women's Suffrage

Generic womanhood

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

Decay

Exude

Industrial byproduct

Substance made by bees
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

Unrequited love

Gender roles

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